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Cotton Gin Invented
In 1794 the cotton gin was created. The cotton gin sped up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. Cotton had become America’s leading export in the mid-19th century. http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney -
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XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair of 1797-1798 created a Franco-American Quasi War. This event involved three French ministers called X, Y, and Z by John Adams and the American Delegation in France. The Senate looked over the dispatches that the XYZ sent and Republicans were surprised by the French actions. The Senate allowed the dispatches to be put in the newspapers. https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/xyz-affair -
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Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France. 15 states were created from the territory. The new land was explored by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to find the Pacific ocean. One of Thomas Jefferson’s most notable accomplishments as president. Louisiana was the first state admitted into the Union as a U.S. state during the purchase. http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase -
Agreement of 49th Parallel
The Convention of Commerce or the Convention of 1818 was a meeting that was held in October 1818. They negotiated a treaty between the Monroe administration and Britain. The aim of the convention was to settle boundary issues and fights. http://www.american-historama.org/1801-1828-evolution/1818-convention-49th-parallel.htm -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty is also referred to as The Florida Treaty. It was signedi n Washington on February 22, 1819 and was ratified by Spain on October 24, 1820. This fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. This document consists of sixteen articles and the seals of John Quincy Adams and Luis De Onis. http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adamonis.htm -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820. Missouri was then admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. With the exception of Missouri the law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory. The Missouri Compromise was repealed with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Missouri Compromise was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in this territory. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Missouri.html -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine created for James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. This warned European powers to not interfere in the affairs with the Western Hemisphere. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=23 -
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Trail Of Tears
In the beginning of the 1830’s around 125,00 Native Americans lived in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida. At the end of the decade very few people were left. Andrew Jackson had drove the Native Americans out, causing the Trail of Tears, a journey for the Native Americans. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears -
Indian Removal Act/Trail Of Tears
The Indian Removal Act was signed in by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. Some tribes left the territory peacefully but others resisted the relocation. 4,000 Cherokee’s died on the forced March, becoming the Trail of Tears. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html -
The Battle Of The Alamo
During December 1835, a group of Texan soldiers stood at the Alamo. On February 23, 1836 a Mexican force in the thousands attacked. The Texan soldiers survived for 13 days before the Mexican army defeated them. For Texans the Battle of the Alamo was a symbol of their resistance. http://www.history.com/topics/alamo -
Texas Claims Independence
Texas claimed independence from Mexico on March 2. The Texans had claimed a constitution that protected the free practice of slavery which was not allowed in Mexico. But when the troops who fought for Texas’s independence fought in the Battle of the Alamo most of the men were killed and women and children were spared. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-declares-independence -
Texas Annexed To U.S
Texas did want annexation by the United States but Mexico and anti-slavery forces in the U.S. opposed of it. For almost a decade, Texas was an independent republic but was accepted as part of the U.S. Union is 1845. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-declares-independence -
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Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 was marked as the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. After the Mexican-American war, Mexico had lost one-third of its territory which includes California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico which were signed over in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty was signed on February 2, 1848. Ended the Mexican-American War. The treaty added 525,000 miles to the U.S. territory. Mexico gave all claims to Texas and established the Rio Grande as America’s southern boundary. http://www.history.com/topics/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo -
California Becomes A State
On September 9, 1850, California became the 31st state of the United states. California became territory to the United States in 1848 when Mexico agreed on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico thought that California wasn't going to be a big loss when they gave it up. They might have not given California up if they knew that there was going to be a large gold rush. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-becomes-the-31st-state-in-record-time -
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Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico which was finalized in 1854. The United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for 29,670 square miles. The purchase was necessary for the southern transcontinental railroad and had attempted to solve the conflicts that stayed after the Mexican-American War. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/gadsden-purchase -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. This allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for their self to or to not allow slavery in their borders. The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery. After the act was passed people who did and did not support slavery flooded in to settle Kansas's outcome. Kansas was not allowed to become a state because of the elections. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
