History Timeline

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    History Timeline 1800-1900

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase totaled 828,000 square miles.
  • Slave trade abolished in Britain

    Slave trade abolished in Britain

    This act resulted in 800,000 slaves being freed.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    This war was a result of mounting tensions and global political conflict.
  • Spain Cedes Florida Territory to the United States

    Spain Cedes Florida Territory to the United States

    United States agreed to liability for $5 million in damages done by Americans who rebelled against Spain.
  • Brazil becomes independent of Portugal

    Brazil becomes independent of Portugal

    This led to a two-year war for independence.
  • Death of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

    Death of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

    Both men at this time were very old and very ill which led to them dying on the same day.
  • Queen Victoria Inherits Throne

    Queen Victoria Inherits Throne

    She inherited the throne because her three uncles has no legitimate children who survived.
  • Texas Becomes 28th State

    Texas Becomes 28th State

    This process took nearly 10 years.
  • Abraham Lincoln Becomes President

    Abraham Lincoln Becomes President

    Abraham Lincoln was a legislator, self-taught lawyer, and opponent of slavery who become the 16th president.
  • Thomas Edison Invents Phonograph

    Thomas Edison Invents Phonograph

    Edison created many inventions but the phonograph was his favorite.
  • Construction on Eiffel Tower Finishes

    Construction on Eiffel Tower Finishes

    The people of Paris didn't like the Tower at first at signed a petition to get rid of it.
  • Death of Oscar Wilde

    Death of Oscar Wilde

    He died at 46 years old with syphilis.