Dates
transatlantic cable laid
1858
first frontier state to be admitted to the Union
Kentucky
led a slave rebellion in Virginia
Nat Turner
invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
invented the telegraph
Samuel F.B. Morse
end of War of 1812
1814
During the War of 1812, the British army burned down what city?
Washington D.C.
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by this person
Aaron Burr
chose the location of the transatlantic cable
Matthew Maury
this tribe was forcibly moved to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears
Cherokee
Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.
1819
first state of the Northwest Territory to be admitted to the Union
Ohio
a senator from Massachusetts who was the greatest orator in Congress
Daniel Webster
used nitrous oxide to ease the pain of dental work
Horace Wells
statement that required all public lands to be bought with gold and silver
Specie Circular
Louisiana Purchase
1803
was the last great battle of the War of 1812
New Orleans
won the "favorite sons" election
John Quincy Adams
opened the Erie Canal
DeWitt Clinton
policy prohibiting European powers from new colonization of the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
1842
this country sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
France
authored the "Star-Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Kelly
improved the sewing machine
Issac Singer
developed the steel plow
John Deere