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1842 – The Dorr Rebellion: A civil war in Rhode Island. July 10, 1842 - January, 1843 – Attempted impeachment of President Tyler. 1843 – Emigrants begin their journey along the Oregon Trail. December, 1844 – Oregon passes its Black Exclusion Law. June 27, 1844 – Mormon leader, Joseph Smith Jr. assassinated.
Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd president of the United States on March 4, 1801. First Barbary War, 1801–1805. The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio is admitted to the Union as the State of Ohio (the 17th state) on March 1, 1803. The United States takes possession of the Louisiana Purchase, December 20, 1803.
The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative, Washington created three departments, State (led by Thomas Jefferson), Treasury (led by Alexander Hamilton), and War (led ...
September 30 – The Convention of 1800, or Treaty of Mortefontaine, is signed between France and the United States of America, ending the Quasi-War. October 1 – In the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returns Louisiana to France. U.S. President John Adams becomes the first president of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion ...
The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [190]
The Oxford Companion to United States History (2001) excerpt and text search; online at many libraries; Carnes, Mark C., and John A. Garraty. The American Nation: A History of the United States: AP Edition (2008) Egerton, Douglas R. et al. The Atlantic World: A History, 1400–1888 (2007), college textbook; 530pp
The history of the United States from 1865 to 1917 was marked by the Reconstruction era, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era, and includes the rise of industrialization and the resulting surge of immigration in the United States. This period of rapid economic growth and soaring prosperity in the Northern United States and the Western United ...
Portal. v. t. e. The historiography of the United States refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to study the history of the United States. While history examines the interplay of events in the past, historiography examines the secondary sources written by historians as books and articles, evaluates ...