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Steam Engine patented
Thomas Savery, in 1698, patented the first practical, atmospheric pressure, steam engine of 1 horsepower (750 W). ... It was an improvement of Newcomen's engine. -
Samuel Slater smuggles plans to America
Samuel Slater has been called the "father of the American factory system." He was born in Derbyshire, England on June 9, 1768. The son of a yeoman farmer, Slater went to work at an early age as an apprentice for the owner of a cotton mill. -
Spinning Jenny invented
James Hargreaves' 'Spinning Jenny', the patent for which is shown here, would revolutionise the process of cotton spinning. The machine used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once. -
Washington's Presidency
George Washington was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
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french revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. -
Judiciary act
The Judiciary Act of 1789, officially titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was signed into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed. -
creation of the bank of the united states
President Andrew Jackson removed all federal funds from the bank after his reelection in 1832, and it ceased operations as a national institution after its charter expired in 1836. The Bank of the United States was established in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds and as the government's fiscal agent. -
district of Columbia completed
Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center. -
Cotton Gin invented
The cotton gin was a very simple invention. First, the cotton bolls were put into the top of the machine. Next, you turn the handle, which turns the cotton through the wire teeth that combs out the seeds. Then the cotton is pulled out of the wire teeth and out of the cotton gin. -
XYZ affair
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War. -
presidency of John Adams
John Adams was an American patriot who served as the second President of the United States and the first Vice President -
alien and sedition acts
A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition act were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams -
presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. -
Marbury v. Madison decision
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), is a landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. -
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louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. -
presidency of james madison
James Madison Jr. was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. -
burning or york
The Battle of York was fought on April 27, 1813, in York, the capital of the province of Upper Canada, during the Anglo-American War of 1812. -
burning of the white house
The Burning of Washington was a British attack against Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812. -
war of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. -
battle of new orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was an engagement fought between December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812, and the most one-sided battle of that war. -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. ... In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
American Temperance Movement founded
The temperance movement began in the early 19th century (around the 1820s). ... The American Temperance Society was formed in 1826, within 12 years claiming more than 8,000 local groups and over 1,250,000 members. -
Monroe’s Presidency
James Monroe was an American statesman who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. -
Erie Canal Completed
Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. ... It transformed New York City into the nation's principal seaport and opened the interior of North America to settlement. -
Presidency of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. -
Presidency of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. -
Mormon Church founded by Joseph Smith
In 1830, Smith published what he said was an English translation of these plates, the Book of Mormon. ... Members of the church were later called "Latter Day Saints", or "Mormons", and in 1838, Smith announced a revelation that renamed the church as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–1837, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government. -
New England Antislavery Society founded
Founded in 1832 by outspoken abolitionist and journalist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), The Abolitionist Anti-Slavery Society of New England (AASSONE) was the first abolitionist society in the country to advocate immediate emancipation. -
panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. Pessimism abounded during the time. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". -
Public education extended through all states