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Whitney’s cotton gin was an extraordinary invention, allowing farmers to easily remove the seeds from their cotton using a straining method.
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President Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory from France. This piece of land included most of the midwest and ran from Montana to Louisiana.
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Louis and Clark began their journey to cross, map, find the value of and explore the western portion of the country, specifically the newly bought land. They traveled along both water and land and eventually reached the west coast, ending in northern Washington.
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The War of 1812 was fought with Great Britain over trade restrictions and impediments.
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The construction of the first common carrier rail began in order to compete with canals in New York and Philadelphia. It was a series of railroad tracks running through Virginia and Maryland, especially near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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The Great Fire of Pittsburgh burnt around ⅓ of the city, leading to between $6 million and $12 million dollars of damage.
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The Mexican-American War was war fought between Mexico and America from April 25, 1846 to February 3, 1848 over the US statehood of Texas.
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Established under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the United States Naval Academy is a “four year coeducational federal service academy.” (Wikipedia)
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Around 300, 000 people flocked to the Sierra Nevada and Northern California in search of gold, around half arriving by land and the other half arriving by sea.
