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In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought all of the land west of the Mississippi river and east of the rocky mts. from a struggling france. Nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
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Lowell's textile mill produced clothes cheaper and employed "mill girls."
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In 1820 the state of Maine entered the Union as a free state. According to the Missouri compromise, Missouri would subsequently enter as a slave state. The compromise laid the groundwork for the 36th parallel which would divide slave and free states for years to come.
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Due to the western states gaining more voting power, Jackson won the popular vote and the electoral vote.
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All indians east of the Mississippi River were relocated to the Oklahoma Territory.
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The route taken by many native tribes on their way to Oklahoma. Thousands died on the icy roads.
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In the 1840s the United States went to war with Mexico over their land. The United States backed up their claim by calling on the aforementioned manifest destiny for justification.
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California admitted as a free state and Utah and New Mexico enter as slave states.
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A book by Harriet Beacher Stowe that showed the darker side of slavery that shocked the civilian population of the north and supported abolition.
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Allowed popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
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This process involved making steel by blowing air through molten iron to remove impurities.
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Pro-slavery forces invaded the free-soiler town to laurence, kansas.
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: A Supreme Court case that ruled the slave Dred Scott as not free even though his master traveled in free states. The court ruled dred Scott as a slave inspite of his masters travels. It also said that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional because it limited property rights.
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Francis drake discovered oil in the mountains outside of Titusville, pennsylvania.
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John Brown and his sons raided a federal arsenal attmepting to lead a slave revolt. It failed and Brown was put to death.
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This election angered many of the democratic southern states and lead to the secession of 11.
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The bloodiest war fought by the United States between the North and the South.
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A presidential order freeing all slaves in the south. The south ignored this order and the Border States were not included in the release.
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A turning point in the war, drove the south out of Pennsylvania and back to their territory.
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General Tecumseh Sherman lead a marh through georgia to the atlantic ocean. During this campaign Atlanta was burned to the ground.
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Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. grant met at Appomattox and terms were negotiated for the south's surrender.
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John Wilkes Booth murdered the president in Ford's theater. He escaped by jumping off the balcony.
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During this period the North an South attempted to rebuild the nation. Their were two types of reconstruction, presidential and congressional. Andrew Johnson was impeached during reconstruction.
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The thirteenth amendment officially freed the slaves in all american territories.
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These were state laws that limited the rights of freedmne by limiting the kinds of jobs blacks could have.
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This amendment protected the rights of freedmen by enfrocing state laws on all.
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This amendment stated that all men, regardless of race, color, or religion have the liberties of citizenship.
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President andrew johnson was impeached but escaped removal by a vote of 36 to 25.
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This new railroad opened the door for big business and rapid transportation.
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This company became a monopoly by buying out smaller and less national companies. Rockefeller was able to do this because of a deal with the railroads.
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The period of time in which monoploists got rich and lead lavish lives and poor people were living in tenaments.
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Carnegie dominated the steel industry by using the Bessemer process.
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Alexandr graham Bell made a phone call to his assistant Watson because of a spill.
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The new lightbulb allowed businesses and homes to operate into the night. This invention made Edison rich.
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This law outlawed th formation of trusts and monopolies, however, it was seldom enforced.
