1800s Timeline by Dalton Chandler

The Louisiana Purchase (1803)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-09 17:19:40 UTC

The US bought around 530,000,000 acres of land from the French for around 15 million (around 340 million today)

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-09 17:30:28 UTC

It was and Expedition across the newly acquired land from the Louisiana purchase

Increased voting rights (1828)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 19:33:44 UTC

It made it so more white men could vote. Before 1828 most states had property requirements to be a loud to vote.

Rise of the democratic party (1828)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 19:51:42 UTC

A coalition of poor farmers, city-dwelling laborers, and Irish Catholics to join a new party pulled together by Martin Van Buren. It started off Andrew Jackson calming John Quincy Adams was corrupt

Indian removal act of 1830 and the Trail of Tears

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 20:14:59 UTC

The Indian removal act of 1830 was a law signed by Andrew Jackson that allowed the president to grant land west of the Mississippi river in exchange for Indian land within existing state borders. It led to the Trail of Tears which was a forced removal of 60, 000 people.

Manifest Destiny (1840)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 21:19:26 UTC

It was the idea that it was our right to expand west

Invention of the cotton gin and its impact (1793-1800s)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 21:26:57 UTC

It was invented by Eli Whitney and was originally made to help end slavery but ended up making it easier to get cotton which mad slaves a higher demand

Rise of mass production and the factory system (1814-rest of 1800s)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 21:42:10 UTC

It was a period significant economic, social and technological change.

Completion of Erie Canal (1817-1825)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 21:51:49 UTC

It was completion of longest artificial waterway traveling 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo

Rise of the Abolitionist movement (1800s)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 21:58:17 UTC

It was a movement that began to try and immediately end slavery

Seneca Falls Convention (1848)

6chandlerdalto — 2024-10-24 22:06:49 UTC

It was a declaration of sentiments which called for women's equality.