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Panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 was the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States followed by a general collapse of the American economy persisting through 1821 -
Christianity spread to Hawaii
protestants missionaries arrive in Hawaii and converted many Hawaiians to Christianity -
Erie canal
the final projects of the 1820s the 363-mile erie canal was completed in 1825 connecting buffalo new york on the great lakes with albany -
indian removal act
The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. -
trail of tears
The Cherokee Trail of Tears resulted from the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which exchanged Indian land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but which was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership -
manifest destiny
Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19th-century U.S. territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. -
Texas becomes state
In 1844, Congress finally agreed to annex the territory of Texas. On December 29, 1845, Texas entered the United States as a slave state, broadening the irrepressible differences in the United States over the issue of slavery and setting off the Mexican-American War. -
Donner Party
The exploits of the donner party exemplified the difficulties of the overland journey to the far west led astray of the guidebook the donner party found itself in a snow storm in sierra nevada and only reached california when they turned to cannibalism -
wilmont provisio
The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War. The conflict over the Wilmot proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a major effort at quieting sectional conflict in pre civil war american politics -
transcontinental railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs -
French unsuccessful building Panama Canal
The French abandon an unsuccessful attempt to build a canal through panama connecting the pacific and Atlantic oceans -
Hawaiian monarchy overthrown
On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union. -
War on Spain
The US Congress declares war on Spain -
US forces win first battle against Spain
In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
US destroys spanish fleet
US forces destroy the spanish fleet off santiago bay cuba -
The US and Spain sign peace
The US and spain sign the protocol of peace ending hostilities between the two -
US gets control over islands
The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain. After extensive debate, the treaty is ratified by the U.S. senate on February 6, 1899. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines -
Pineapples in Hawaii
The Hawaiian pineapple company now dole is established James Drummond dole first plants pineapples in wahiawas country side -
Spooner Bill
The US senate passes the spooner bill authorizing government to build a canal through panama -
Colombian Senate fails to ratify
The colombian senate fails to ratify the hayherreran treaty which would have provided land rights to the US to build a canal through panama -
Revolution in panama aided by the US
a revolution in panama aided by the US results in panamanian independence from colombia and the establishment of the republic of panama -
US gets to build canal
panama grants the US control over the panama canal zone for 10 million dollars -
US gets french property to build canal
The US acquires French property relating to the canal for 40 million dollars -
Panama canal finished
the panama canal is officially opened