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The First Spinning Mill
Built by Samuel Slater and Moses Brown and the beginning of the industrial revolution. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin revived the demand for slaves. -
US moves to Washington DC
Moved to a central location, not in a state -
Presidents
George Washington,John Adams,Thomas Jefferson,James Madison, James Monroe,John Quincy Adams,and Andrew Jackson -
Louisiana Purchase
Bought from France for 15 million -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Purpose was to study wildlife and to make maps to the Pacific. -
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War of 1812
US was fighting British and the Indians and the British gave aid to the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory. -
Battle of New Orleans
Took place 2 weeks after the end of the War of 1812. -
MO Compromise
Maine became a no slave state and Missouri became a slave state. -
Monroe Doctrine
Message to the world that Americas were closed to colonization. -
Erie Canal
Was built to connect The Erie Lake to the Hudson River. -
Indian Removal Act
17,000 Indians were faced to move to Oklahoma from Georgia. 4,000 Indians died along the way. -
Oregon Trail
Was a long trail and many people died along the trail. It connected the Missouri River to prairies and valleys near it. -
The Gadsen Purchase
The last portion of the continental US. -
Southern Citizens
1/4 of southern citizens owned slaves. -
Interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney came up with the idea of interchangeable parts.