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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was territory of land that America bought for 15 million dollars which expended America westward. -
Lowell's first cotton mill
Francis Lowell created the first cotton mill in 1813 after his trip to britain in 1812 -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise was a compromise that banned slave north of the 36 30 parallel and anything south of it was a slave state -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828 and was the 7th president of USA -
Indian Removal Act
It was signed by Andrew Jackson to remove all indians off their land and move them to Oklahoma many tribes resisted some fought, some tried to fit in by dressing like Americans and speaking English, and some even took it to the Supreme Court. -
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Trail of Tears
The trail of tears was after the signing of the Indian Removal Act it was a 800 mile walk it ended in 1838 after all tribes finally gave up resisting and left -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican-American war was the war between Mexico and America over the boundry of texas when America accepted Texas into the union -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 abolished the slave trade, California was entered as a free state, New Mexico and Utah were each allowed to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, and The Republic of Texas gave up lands that it claimed in present day New Mexico and received $10 million to pay its debt to Mexico. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Toms cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and it was about A slave named Uncle Tom who suffered a long time with all his different masters. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
the Kansas Nebraska Act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands that would help settlement in them, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine through Popular Sovereignty if they would allow slavery within their boundaries and to settle there. -
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Bleeding Kansas
It was a series of violent events between Missouri and Kansas. Missouri was a slave state and Kansas was a free state the events were between the slave owners of Missouri and Abolitionists in Kansas. -
Bessemer Process Patented
The bessemer process was the first real way to mass produce steel which was created by Henry Bessemer and brought to america by Andrew Carnegie -
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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was the slave of guy who traveled alot and took Dred Scott with him to many free states so dred scott appealed to the court to get his freedom and the case went all the way to the supreme court and he was never freed. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown was an Abolitionists who attempted to sieze an arsenal with a armed slave revolt so the salve could fight for there freedom -
Oil discovered in Pennsylvania
The first oil millionaire was Jonathan watson June 11, 1880 300,000 barrels of oil burned and that day is known as Black friday but there was no loss for life -
Lincoln Elected
President Lincoln was elected to be the President of US in 1860 -
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The Civil War
The Civil war was a series of battles between the Union and the Confederates after 9 states succeded to join the Confederates the Confederates attacked a Union base which started the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln did everything he could to have the confederates so theyd rejoin they Union so other countries didnt think america was weak -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was passed by President Lincoln to free all the slaves in the Confederate to help the Union win the war the Slave states that stayed with the union got to keep there slaves for about another 15 years -
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Battle Of Gettysburg
It was the turning point of the war with the largest number of casualities which put the civil war into the hands of the Union -
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Shermans March to the Sea
Sherman was a general for the union army after capturing Atlanta sherman and his army marched to the Savanah port and burned everything in his path -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
This was the final battle of the civil war also this is when the confederates surrendered to the union -
Lincoln's Assasination
Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play at the start of reconstruction -
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction was the era after the civil war to rebuild the south it was a 12 year period where the south found ways to live their own life and treat slaves the same way after the ban of slavery -
Black codes
this was the laws for civil rights and civil liberties for blacks -
Johnsons Impeachment
Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868 in the U.S. House of Representatives on eleven articles of impeachment detailing his "high crimes and misdemeanors",[1] in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution. The House's primary charge against Johnson was with violation of the Tenure of Office Act, passed by Congress the previous year. Specifically, he had removed Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War (whom the Tenure of Office Act was largely designed to protect). -
14th Amendment
It includes the citizenship clause, the due process clause, and the equal protection clause -
Transcontinental Railroad Complete
The construction and operation of the line was authorized by the Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 and 1864 during the American Civil War. Congress supported it with 30-year U.S. government bonds and extensive land grants of government-owned land. Completion of the railroad was the culmination of a decades-long movement to build such a line -
15th Amendment
it gives you the right to vote based on race and color -
Standard Oil Formed
Standard Oil was formed by John D. Rockefeller in 1870 and was the first multinational company and owned 95% of the oil refineries he didnt go and buy all 100% because he wouldve been shut down if he started a monopoly -
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The Gilded Age
in the gilded age the U.S. economy grew at the fastest rate in its history, with real wages, wealth, GDP, and capital formation all increasing rapidly -
Carnegie forms his steel company
He opened in 1874 but he got the first machine to work in 1870 -
First Telephone Call
the first telephone call was between Alexander Graham Bell and Mr Watson -
Lightbulb Created
the first succesful lightbulb test lasted 40 hours -
Shermans Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act requires the United States federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the Act. It was the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, and today still forms the basis for most antitrust litigation by the United States federal government. However, for the most part, politicians were unwilling to refer to the law until Theodore Roosevelt's presidency (1901–1909