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Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fibers. one person could do the work of 50 -
Congress approves plan for national road
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Congress passes Embargo Act
prevented americans from getting outside goods -
Robert Fulton's Steamboat The Claremont goest to Albany
In a record-setting time of 32 hours. Using sailboats it would have taken four days. -
Francis Lowell opens a textile plant in Waltham, MA
all stages of cloth production are performed under a single roof for the first time. factory system is born -
Second Bank of the United States is chartered
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James Monroe inaugurated.
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The Missouri Compromise
Proposed by Henry Clay. Aimed to resolve Sectionalism tensions. Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and banned slavery north of the 36/30 north parallel. -
US Population stands at 9.6 million
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The Monroe Doctrine
Monroe issued a statement saying the US would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas, but it would oppose new ones militarily. Still an important element in American foreign policy. -
Erie Canal is opened.
363 miles. Two years of digging. Built mainly by Irish immigrants. Along the canal there were a series of lochs where the water level was raised and lowered. Joined Lake Erie and the Atlantic.