-
Publishing of Webster's Dictionary
Writers started to use American style writing. So a man named Noah Webster created the American Dictionary of the English Language, witht the guidelines for this style. It included American spellings and American slang, instead of British. This event was significant because it set a stand for the American English dialect. -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 matched John Quincy Adams against Andrew Jackson. The Democrats came from among the Jackson supporters, while the National Republicans grew out of the Adams camp. Jackson wanted the Jacksonian democracy. The significance of the Election of 1828 was that it expanded democracy. -
Battle of the Alamo
Teaxans wanted to declare Texas a free and independent republic; they were going up against Santa Anna's army. On the Texas side, there were two groups led by two different leaders: James Fannin and William Travis. At the end of the battle Texans were only left with 5 men not dead. The significance of the Battle of the Alamo was that it showed Texans how hard they had to fight in order to get there freedom from Mexico. -
Lowell Massachusetts Girls Labor Strike
Factories were noisy, boring, and unsafe, so many people wanted improvements in working conditions. The Lowell Girls staretd a labor union. The mill owners raised the rent of the boarding houses where the girls lived, so about 1,500 girls went on strike. The significance of this event was that it made the cotton industry less popular. -
Trail of Tears
General Winifield Scott rounded up about 16,000 Cherokees and forced them into camps. Soldiers took them from their home with only the clothes they had with them. The Cherokees were forced to march in the cold, rain, and snow without good clothes. one fourth died. The event was significant to American Culture because it resulted in the Cherokees moving to Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska. -
Death of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith, at the time, was a mayor in Illinois and was running for president. He was attacked and killed by a mob. Smith was the leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith's death was the turning point for the Latter Day Saint movement, which was significant. -
Frederick Douglas publishes Autobiography
Fredrick Douglas was an abolitionist speaker. Douglas's courage and talent at public speaking won him a career as a lecturer for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. His autobiography was about his life as a slave. It was significant because it showed people the life as a slave. -
Irish Potato Famine
A disease attacked Ireland's main food crop, the potato. It caused a severe shortage. It ended up killing one million people and forced people to emigrate. The significance of this event was that more Irish came over to America to get away from the famine. -
End of the Mexican War
The Mexican War was between the Mexicans and Americans. Santa Anna surrendered, and the battle in northern Mexico was over. On February 2, 1848, the war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The significants of this event was that it gave America California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizonia, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. -
Beginning of California Gold Rush
James Marshall was the first person to find out about the gold. People from all over California came to get some gold, and then some people found gold in other streams. They liked gold because it was scarce, beautiful, easy to shape, and resistent to tarnish. It was significant to American Culture because it caused economic growth that changed California permanently. The significance of this event was that it caused economic growth that changed California permanently. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Stanton and Mort held the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights in Seneca, New York. Between 100 and 300 women and men came. The women created the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. This convention was significant ot American Culture because it gave women rights they didn't have before. -
Thoreau writes work Walden
Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. Walden was a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The significance of this event was that it showed people simple living and self-sufficiency throught the eyes of a transcendentalists.
