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American Revolution to the Civil War
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Bank of US
Bank ImageABC Clio Bank of the USGeorge Washington approved the 20 year charter of the Bank of the United States on February 25, 1791. The bank was created in hopes of encouraging geographical and economic growth, yet remained extremely controversial until 40 years later Andrew Jackson vetoed and attempted to "launch a political war against the idea of a national bank" -
Bill of Rights Ratification
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On December 15, 1791 the first ten amendments to the Constitution were ratified. The Bill of Rights protects the civil liberties of Americans and helped to calm the Anti-federalists fear of a over-powerful federal government. -
Fugitive Slave Act
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In Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Fugitive Slave act was created in order to disallow states from freeing runaway slaves. Additionally, states were forced to return said slaves to their original states. -
Cotton Gin invented
ABC-Clio.com (image)ABC-Clio.com Eli Whitney created a machine that could clean the seeds for 50 pounds of cotton in one day. prior to this invention, hand laborers could only clean one pound a day. Slavery was revitalized by this invention. -
Whiskey Rebellion
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Farmers in western Pennsylvania refused to pay the federal excise tax on whiskey. When local officials attempted to intervene, the farmers attacked and even destroyed the home of one tax collector. George Washington eventually was forced to send in the milita to force the farmers to pay. -
Louisiana Purchase
ABC CLIO Louisiana purchase
On April 30, 1803 The United States bought all of France's Louisiana territory- doubling the size of the United States for only $15million dollars. -
Corps of Discovery
ABC CLIO Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark set off to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory in 1804. Thomas Jefferson hoped that the explorers would find a Northwest Passage for ships to travel through from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. Althought Lewis and Clark did not find a Northwest Passage, they did however gain a greater understanding of the terrain, wildlife and western waterways -
Burr kills Hamilton
Duel imageABC Clio Burr versus Hamilton. On July 11, 1804, Aaron burr fatally kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel because of a disagreement regarding the role Hamilton played while Burr was campaigning for governor of New York. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian removal imageABC Clio Indian Removal Act
In ordert to make way for US western expansion, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which forced the Indian tribes located in eastern United States to move to current-day Oklahoma. -
Anti-Slavery Society
ABC-Clio Anti Slavery Society imageABC-Clio anti slavery societyOver 60 people against slavery met in Philadelphia in December of 1833 to found the American Anti-Slavery Society. This group was created in the hopes of freeing all African-American slaves because they believed that slavery was immoral according to the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. -
First Normal School opens
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Horace Mann creates the first normal school on November 1, 1839. Mannn wanted to reform the public education system for the entire country- beginning with Massachusetts. -
First telegraph message transmitted
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, a machine that used electricity to send signals over wires. Morse also created a lange of dashes and dots to represent the alphabet, known as Morse Code. On May 24, 1844, he transmitted the first message over the telegraph. -
Texas Annexation
Texas imageTexas Annexation ABC Clio
Congress offered annexation to Texas on March 1, 1845. After gaining independence from Mexico, Texas had been a republic for the previous ten years. Tensions rose between the United States and Mexico over Texas' addition to the United States which eventually led to war with Mexico. -
California Gold Rush
ABC Clio gold rush
Gold in California was first found on January 24, 1848 at Sutter's Mill. The news of riches in California brought thousands of foreigners to settle in the United States to look for gold. Additionally, the gold rush helped to quicken the process for California to be a state in the United States. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
ABC-Clio.comhistory.com Harriet Beecher Stowe published this book that explained how cruel slavery was in the south. There was very strong controversy around this book because many people depended on slaves for their plantations and did not want slavery to end. -
Pony Express
ABC Clio Pony ExpressThe Pony Express was the first transcontinental mail system. Before 1860, the farthest point west that telegraph and railroad system could reach was St. Joseph, Missouri because people could not cross through the rough weather and terrain. On horseback though, young men were able to travel all the way from St. Joseph to Sacremento in 10 days. Although the Pony Express lasted for the short period of 19 months, it led to the creation of the transcontinental railroad.
