11.7: Chronology
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The following chronology is a list of important dates and events associated with this chapter.
Date |
Event |
1790 | Indian Intercourse Act passed |
1793 | Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin |
1794 | Samuel Slater opened the first textile mill the United States |
1801 | Thomas Jefferson began his first term as president; Judiciary Act of 1801 passed |
1803 | Louisiana Purchase |
1805 | Thomas Jefferson began his second term as president |
1809 | James Madison began his first term as president |
1812 | War of 1812 began |
1813 | Death of Tecumseh |
1814 | Treaty of Ghent signed; Lowell opened his textile mill |
1815 | Battle of New Orleans; Treaty of Ghent ratified; War of 1812 ended |
1816 | Protective tariffs enacted |