-
George Washington
First president of the United States and set up a strong government for the US. -
Cotton Gin
Removed seeds from cotton a lot faster than humans could. Which led to a great increase in cotton production. -
Spinning Mill
Lowell started building mill towns after Samuel Slater built the spinning wheel -
US Capital Moves to Washington DC
In 1800 they moved the capital to DC because it was a central location. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the west. On this trip they encountered may near death experiences. If it weren't for the Shoshone Indian Sacagawea they would've died and the expedition would have been a bust. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US bought Louisiana from France for 15 million. -
Transportation Revolution.
A rapid growth in speed and transportation. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to enter the union as a slave state which would upset the balance of 11 free states and 11 slave states so Maine agreed to enter with Missouri as a free state. -
Monroe Doctrine
It was a doctrine that told everyone to stay out of the US. -
Erie Canal
It helped a lot of products get to people faster and it provided a quicker way to move around. -
Indian Removal Act
This act said that it was legal to rip Indians out of their homes and take them to a place in Oklahoma. A lot of Indians died on the trip it was a true tragedy. -
Clipper Ships
Very fast, made transportation a lot easier and quicker. -
Oregon Trail
It was a trail leading to Oregon country which was extremely dangerous with one in four people dying. -
Mexican War
The US and Mexico both wanted Texas so they fought until eventually the US won and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed giving the US Texas. Shortly after that the US bought Gadsden know as the Gadsden Purchase -
Gadsden Purchase
The US acquired more land from mexico in Arizona and New Mexico.