1800-1876

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    Post Office Act

    -An act that required the establishment of post offices around the U.S.
    -Created 8,000 new post offices.
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    -Increased the need for slaves.
    -Made the separation of cotton fibers from its seeds a much faster process.
    -Invented by Eli Whitney
  • Gabriel's Rebellion

    -An uprising of slaves to gain their freedom.
    -Resulted in the revocation of slaves to get together in a group and their education.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    -Thomas Jefferson continued western expansion and bought 530,000,000 acres of territory from France for $15 million.
    -The U.S. gained more than double the size of their previous amount of land.
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    War of 1812

    -The U.S. tries to remain neutral in the war.
    -The U.S. and Britain still have tensions from the Revolutionary War.
    -Star Spangled Banner was written.
    -Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated.
  • Invention of the Lowell System

    • A system of labor recruitment that used young, unmarried women to work in textile mills. -Invented by Francis Cabot Lowell
  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    -The U.S. bought the State of Florida from Spain for around $5 million.
    -Completed the verticle expansion of the United States.
  • Invention of the Steel Plow

    -Improved the process of farming.
    -Invented by John Deere.
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    Civil War

    -The Northern States and the Southern States in the U.S. had major disagreements over political views like the use of slavery.
    -Tensions rose to the point where the country fought itself with the Confederate Army in the south and the Union Army in the north.
  • The Abolishment of Slavery

    -The 13th Amendment was passed by Congress to end slavery in the U.S.