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Industrial Revolution
he Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes. -
Second Great Awakening
Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement. -
Cotton Gin
A machine that removed the seeds from the cotton plant. Because of these farming cotton was much faster -
Us Capital Moves to Washington D.C
The United States Congress moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. in 1800. Several different cites served as the national capital during the early years of the United States. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton suggested building a new capital on land owned by the federal government. -
Louisiana Purchase
In exchange, the United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land. In October, the U.S. Senate ratified the purchase, and in December 1803 France transferred authority over the region to the United States. And paid 15 million for that land. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition as the first American expedition to cross the western part of the United States. -
National Road
Was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. The road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. -
Mo Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Erie Canal
Built to connect Hudson R. To Lake Erie For faster Travel. Was originally 363 miles long -
Monroe Doctrine
Message to world that Americas were closed for colonization. -
Indian Removal Act
More than 46,000 Native Americans were forced to abandon their homes and relocate to “Indian Territory” that eventually became the state of Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died on the journey of disease, starvation, and exposure to extreme weather. -
Oregon Trail Founded
A 2000 mile trip to Oregon Country with many difficulties along the way. -
Mexican Cession
In February 1848, the two countries signed the Treaty. The treaty recognized Texas as a U.S. state, and ceded a large chunk of land about half the area that belonged to the Mexican republic to the United States for the cost of $15 million. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. -
Gadson Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. Gadsden’s Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad.
