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Industrial Revolution
1700 - 1900
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Richard Arkwright
1769
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An Englishman who invented a large spinning machine called a water frame. This invention led to a lower cost in cotton cloth and an increase in the speed of textile production.
Interchangeable Parts Invented
1789
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Eli Whitney came up with the idea of creating interchangeable parts for muskets. Interchangeable parts are parts of a machine that are identical. Led to mass production.
Cotton Gin Invented
1793
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Invented by Eli Whitney, it changed the cotton industry. It make is easier and faster to remove the seeds from the cotton.
Slater's Mill
1793
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Samuel Slater opened the first mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Thomas Jefferson is President
1801 - 1809
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Clermont Steamboat
1803
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Invented by Robert Fulton this first full sized stramboat traveled up and down the Hudson River. Demand for the steamboat ferry service soon arose.
Astoria
1811
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John Jacob Astor created the first trading post in Oregon Country.
Lowell System
1814
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Francis Cabot Lowell opened the first textile mill in Waltham, Massachusetts. Created the Lowell System in 1822 to bring in young, unmarried women to work in the mills.
Gibbons v. Ogden
1824
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Supreme Court Case. The Federal Government has the power to regulate trade between states.
Andrew Jackson is President
1829 - 1837
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Founding of Church of Latter-Day Saints
1830
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Joseph Smith established the church and his followers became known as Mormons
Tom Thumb
1830
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Peter Cooper invented the first locomotive called Tom Thumb.
Underground Railroad
1830 - 1860
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A network of people to transport slaves.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
1831
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Nat Turner led a group of slaves to revolt and kill their slaveholders and their family members. Known as the most violent slave rebellion in the country.
Telegraph Invented
1832
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Samuel B. Morse perfected the telegraph. It was a device that could send informatoin over wires across great distances.
Anti-Slavery Movements
1833
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American Anti-Slavery Society founded and it's members wanted immediate emancipation and racial equality for African-Americans.
Battle at the Alamo
1836
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Texans lost to Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution.
Texan Revolution
1836
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Texans declare independence and revolt against Mexican Government.
Labor Reform
1844
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Sarah G. Bagley founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association to publicize the struggles of factory laborers.
Edgar Allen Poe "The Raven"
1845
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Poe's poem "The Raven" becomes a sensation.
Irish Immigrants
1845
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With the Potato Famine in Ireland, many Irish immigrated to the United States.
American-Mexican War
1846 - 1848
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Dispute over borders led to War. America won and gained new territory.
Donner Party
1846
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A group of travelers on the Oregon Trail who got lost during the treacherous trail.
Gold Rush
1848 - 1853
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Gold is found in San Francisco, CA. Led to increase in settlers in CA.
Safety Pin Invented
1849
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Walter Hunt invented the safety pin.
Abraham Lincoln is President
March 4, 1861 - April 16, 1865
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Abraham Lincoln's term as the 16th President. Date ends at assassination.
Civil War
April 1861 - May 1865
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The North (Union Army) vs. The South (Confederate Army)
Trancontenental Railraod Complete
1869
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The Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads were joined at Promontory, Utah, completing the transcontinental railroad.