1800's timeline by Addison Hoefer

Louisiana Purchase 1803

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:35:10 UTC

The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France. It is important because the United States doubled its size, expanding the nation westward because of this act.

Louis & Clark Expedition 1804

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:35:37 UTC

The Louis and Clark expedition was a journey filled with bad decisions, terrible weather, and much more as they scouted a route across the American West. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 where the territory of the United States doubled overnight.

Increased Voting Rights 1828

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:36:04 UTC

In part to expansions of suffrage, or voting rights, Jackson owed his victory. By 1828, most states dropped the requirement, that voting citizens must own property. Although, many Americans were still denied this political right. No states allowed women, American Indians, or slaves voting rights.

Rise of the Democratic party 1828

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:36:32 UTC

Jefferson's Democratic-Republic party had favored a small part of the central government with limited powers. They believed that states had the right to judge Congress, whether Congress was overstepping its constitutional powers. They also felt the majority of the voters should lie with political powers rather than a wealthy elite.

Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears 1830

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:36:54 UTC

Congress passed the Indian Removal Act to have Indians cleared from the lands east of the Mississippi River. They planned to move tribes from the west towards the Indian Territory, later known as Oklahoma AStates, also referred to as the Trail of Tears.

Manifest Destiny 1840

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:37:35 UTC

It was inspired by the belief that their nation was destined to expand. Americans began a movement to settle in the vast western lands, the new territory.

Invention of the cotton grin 1793 throughout 1800's

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:38:41 UTC

The cotton grin was a machine that revolutionized cotton production by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. It is important because it dramatically reduced the time it took to separate them all from each other.

"Mill girls" 1814-rest of century

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:39:37 UTC

New technology brought new ways of working. So, the father of the factory system, Francis Cabot Lowell, opened his first cotton mill in 1814. He used machines that turned cotton into finished cloth. Many of the 'mill girls' were happy to leave from the unpaid farm to work at his factory.

Completion of the Erie Canal 1817

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:40:33 UTC

Erie Canal was linked to the Hudson River. Goods traveled from New York City to the Midwest by the river. The canal helped make New York City the country's biggest and most prosperous city. The success prompted dozens of other canal projects throughout the country.

Rise of the abolitionist movement early 1800's

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:41:52 UTC

The abolitionist movement showed that slavery was morally wrong and that the United States should ban slavery and emancipate all enslaved people. People believe ideas set forth during the religious movement known as the Second Great Awakening inspired abolitionists to rise against slavery. This movement is important because many Americans viewed slavery as a shameful legacy with no place in modern society.

Seneca Falls Convention 1848

6hoeferaddis — 2024-10-14 19:42:33 UTC

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. They opened discussion concerning the rights and conditions of women in society, religion, and politics. One of the main points of this was how all men and women should be treated equally.