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Samuel Slater built the a water-powered mill in the United States in Rhode Island.
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Eli Whitney created a machine that would increase the production of cotton.
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The creation of the steamboat created easier travel upstream against the current.
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James Madison, a democratic-republican beat Dewitt Clinton to become the 4th president of the United States.
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A brutal war for the United States, that was overcame with a victory at the Battle of New Orleans two weeks after the war ended.
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Francis Cabot Lowell spied in England, and 2 years later he came back to the United States to build his own factory.
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The Tariff of 1816 was on imports. This protected the American industry.
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James Monroe is elected as the 5th President of the United States.
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The National Road was the first federally funded road in the U.S. It is now known as Route 40. The turnpike were used as barriers and were turned so the horse could hop over it once the toll is paid.
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Originally, Horses pulled American trains, but later on, they were powered by steam.
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James Monroe won the Election of 1820 to grant himself a second term of being the U.S. President.
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The Workingman's party was designed to create free public education, and to make working days 10 hours instead of 12.
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The Adams-Onis Treaty allowed for Americans to migrate and live in Florida. This also gave Americans the opportunity to pursue the fur trade in Oregon.
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John Quincy Adams wrote the Monroe Doctrine, this was a response to the European powers who threatened the U.S.
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The Erie Canal was opened by Governor Clinton, it connected Lake Erie with the Atlantic Ocean.
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The telegraph made it easier for long-distance communication.
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Many Irish and German immigrants came to the United States in the 1840's, the main reason for the Irish was the fungus that killed the potato crop and caused starvation.
