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After American Revolution
After the freedom of the U.S, many people in different countries go through a lot of suffering. -
Naturalization has passed
The Naturalization Act is where people can become citizens of a country in which they were not born in. -
Naturalization Act replaced
The Naturalization Act was changed and became more strict. -
Overcrowding tenements
Many of the tenements were overcrowded. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving slavery in the Western Territories. -
Printing
First use of steam-powered printers. -
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First turnout of "mill girls" in Lowell, Mass.
Mill girl workers tired of working long days up to 13 hours a day. They protested over wage cuts, demanding them to be larger. -
The Indian Removal Act
Signed by Andrew Jackson to remove the Cherokee Tribe to the federal west territory of the Mississippi River, through the Trail of Tears, because people thought that the Cherokee toke too much space in the region. -
Liberator
The Liberator is published. -
Mechanical reaber
The Mechanical Reaber is patented. -
Tenement housing
Tenements are used for housing. -
Mill girl turnout
Bosses cutting wages, mill girl workers protested over having bigger wages and less work time. It attracted over 1,500 million workers to get together in the strikes. -
Immigrant language learning
Nuns from the church taught immigrants on how to speak English. -
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The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association
Brings women workers together for protesting over wage cuts and work hours. -
The LFLRA
The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association begins for public petitioning for a 10-hour day work time. Brings workers together to protest. Run by the women workers themselves, they elected their own officers and held their own meetings together, and they organized parties, fairs, and social gatherings. -
Irish potato famine
Winds carried the virus and infected almost every single potato, causing starvation and death. Nearly one million Irish fled to America. -
The expansion
Expansion had come from the expanding companies of the industries. -
10-hour day campaign
Mill workers wanting less working time instead of 13 hours, they protested over a 10-hour day work time. -
California Gold Rush
As news spread of the discovery, thousands of Chinese and gold miners traveled to America. -
German Revolution
A series of political upheavals through out Europe. -
Over population with Irish
Irish made up of 43 percent of foreign population in the country.
