Atlanta rolling 1871

Dean Simon-Antebellum

By deansimon

  • 1801-James Jackson elected to US Senate.

    1801-James Jackson elected to US Senate.
    When James Jackson was elected to the US Senate, David Emanuel took his place as Governor.

  • 1809-David Mitchell

    1809-David Mitchell
    David Mitchell is sworn in for three terms as Georgia governor.

  • 1814-Treaty of Ghent

    1814-Treaty of Ghent
    The Treaty of Ghent was signed in the city of Ghent, Belgium, and this ends the war between Britain and the US.

  • 1830-Lions of the West

    1830-Lions of the West
    in 1830, James K. Paulding writes the play, Lions of the West, starring Nimrod Wildfire.

  • 1832-Cholera

    1832-Cholera
    In 1832, a cholera epidemic hit New York, killing more than 30,000 people.

  • 1833-First Women in College

    1833-First Women in College
    in Oberlin College, the first women enrolled in college, and Oberlin became the first co-educational college in the country.

  • 1833-First Public Library

    1833-First Public Library
    The first public library was founded in 1833 in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    After the Kansas Nebraska issue was passed upon, travelers visited Kansas to change their decisions.

  • Republican Party

    Republican Party
    In 1854, the Republican Party was founded by former members of the Whig and Free Soil parties.

  • 1860-Lincoln Elected

    1860-Lincoln Elected
    In 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.