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Poe is born
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, MA. This is a social event. -
Edgar's mother dies
Women had a big influence on his life and writing career. This is a social event. -
War of 1812
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. -
Second bank in the US is built
The first bank was closed down due to the War of 1812 and this was established in 1818. This is a economic event. -
The Missouri Compromise
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. -
Monroe Doctrine
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. -
Mexico abolishes slavery
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. -
The most interesting presidential election
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. -
Edgar Allan Poes first writing
He first wrote "Tamerlane and other Poems" He wrote this after John Allan wouldn't support him. This is a cultural event. -
Edgar Allan Poe joins the military
Poe joins the military because he couldn't support himself any longer and wasn't getting any help either. This is a military event. -
United states railroads
The United States railroads begin to go under construction. The first route was the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This is an economic change -
Indian removal act
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. -
Henry Poe dies
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. -
The Battle of the Alamo
Texas was independent from Mexico, leading to the Texas Revolution (almost every Texan fighter was killed). This is a Military event. -
Postage stamp
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. -
Americas shortest serving president
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. -
Edgar Allan Poe writes "The Raven"
"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. -
The Mexican-American War
This war occurred because of the annexation of Texas. This is a military event. -
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe dies
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. -
Poe mysteriously dies
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.
