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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, MA. This is a social event.
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Women had a big influence on his life and writing career. This is a social event.
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The War of 1812 was a war that was a political event. This war was between the United States and Britain and their conflict between trading rights.
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The first bank was closed down due to the War of 1812 and this was established in 1818. This is a economic event.
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The United States back then was having problems because they needed to have an even number of slave and free states. Missouri ended up being a slave state. This is a political event.
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The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S principal that is from president James Monroe and this principal declares that there shouldn't be any interference of outside powers in America. This is a political event.
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Mexico (and America) abolish slavery near this time frame. This is a political event that happened in the world during Edgar's time. This is a political event.
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This election was Andrew Jackson vs John Q. Adams. It was so important because neither candidate received a sufficient majority amount of votes from the Electoral College. It was also the first time that a candidate became president that wasn't favored by the popular vote. This is a political event.
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He first wrote "Tamerlane and other Poems" He wrote this after John Allan wouldn't support him. This is a cultural event.
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Poe joins the military because he couldn't support himself any longer and wasn't getting any help either. This is a military event.
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The United States railroads begin to go under construction. The first route was the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This is an economic change
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The Indian removal act was signed by Andrew Jackson pushing almost 50,000 people out of their familiar lands into unknown lands. Few tribes went peacefully. This was a political event.
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Edgar Allan Poe's dad was never really in his life but by him leaving, it affected him in a negative way. He was saddened by his death even though he wasn't there for him as a child.
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Texas was independent from Mexico, leading to the Texas Revolution (almost every Texan fighter was killed). This is a Military event.
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The postage stamp was first released to people in great Britain. This was an economic event for the world because it later on got released to everyone.
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William Henry Harrison was the shortest serving president. He was the 9th president ans he died from a sever cold which he got from doing a speech in the rain and the cold (he did this to show the world he was educated ans a strong leader). This was a political event.
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"The Raven" is one of his most know and most popular works he has. This made him famous and why he is remembered today. This is a cultural event.
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This war occurred because of the annexation of Texas. This is a military event.
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This took a negative toll on Edgar because this was his wife. He mentions her in some of his writings. This is a social event.
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Nobody knows the causes of his death but he was found in need of immediate assistance and help. There are some theories that he might have had a brain tumor while there are other theories that state he could have been killed. This is a social event.
