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    Industry and Economics

    • Whaling Industry New Bedford

      History of Whaling Industry New Bedford

      During the industrial revolution, hunting and killing whales were critical in supplying products for oil lamps, candle wax, detergents, and meat.

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    • More land

      History of More land

      Europeans had the idea that they had the right to claim as many countries and land that they could find.

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    • Settlers

      History of Settlers

      As more and more immigrants arrived in the United States, there was a need to expand.

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    • Factories in the North

      History of Factories in the North

      The industrial revolution began in England and then expanded to the New England states around 1812.

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    • Southern Plantations

      History of Southern Plantations

      The industrial revolution began in England and then expanded to the New England states around 1812.

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    Biographies

    • Seaman

      History of Seaman

      During the 1800s, the life of those at sea was harsh and difficult. Many of the sailors lived on ships that had cramped quarters, bad food, low pay, and was filled with disease.

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    • Meriwether Lewis

      History of Meriwether Lewis

      Most famously known as part of the two-man team, including William Clark and the Native Indian Sacagawea that was assigned by Thomas Jefferson

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    • William Clark

      History of William Clark

      William Clark is most noted for being part of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition of the 1800s.

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    • York

      History of York

      York, Pennsylvania, was named after the city of York, England, and was a little known participant in American history that was an important one.

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    • Henry David Thoreau

      History of Henry David Thoreau

      Henry David Thoreau is considered to be one of the most prolific of American poets and writers.

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    • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

      History of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

      Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and writer. His works talked about many subjects, including overcoming hardships and life in America before and after the Civil War.

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    • Walt Whitman

      History of Walt Whitman

      Walt Whitman is considered to be one of the most influential American poets.

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    • Louisa May Alcott

      History of Louisa May Alcott

      Louisa May Alcott is an American writer that created works of fiction for young people. Alcott focused on the issues of her time and was an advocate for a women’s right to vote.

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    • Ralph Waldo Emerson

      History of Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American author and poet who was heavily influenced by his family’s history in the clergy of the Unitarian Church.

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    • Nathaniel Hawthorne

      History of Nathaniel Hawthorne

      Nathaniel Hawthorne was a successful American author who was known for both his short stories and novels.

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    • Nat Turner

      History of Nat Turner

      Nat Turner became known as the leader of the Southampton County, Virginia, slave rebellions in 1831.

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    • Joseph Smith

      History of Joseph Smith

      One of the most unusual stories in American history is that of Joseph Smith. He was a religious leader that was called an American prophet.

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    • Mark Twain

      History of Mark Twain

      Mark Twain is the pseudonym for writer Samuel Clemens. He is a noted adventurer and writer in America that conveyed wit, humor, and moral lessons in his works.

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    • Harriet Beecher Stowe

      History of Harriet Beecher Stowe

      Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author that was most well-known for her social activism and anti-slavery book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

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    • Louis Pasteur

      History of Louis Pasteur

      Louis Pasteur was a chemist and a microbiologist who developed a process of pasteurization that we use today in many of our foods.

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    Art, Literature, Philosophy

    • The Transcendentalists

      History of The Transcendentalists

      The Transcendentalists also referred to as American Transcendentalism

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    • The Second Great Awakening

      History of The Second Great Awakening

      The Second Great Awakening in the United States took place from the later decade of the 18th century

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    • Nature Writing and Learning

      History of Nature Writing and Learning

      Nature writing and learning went hand-in-hand in the United States from 1800 to 1850.

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    • Gospel Music

      History of Gospel Music

      Gospel music in the United States from 1800 to 1850 flourished because of the Second Great Awakening.

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    • Folk Music

      History of Folk Music

      Folk music in the United States from 1800 to 1850 had a unique sound.

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    • The Romantic Period

      History of The Romantic Period

      The Romantic Period in the United States was from 1800 to 1850.

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    Popular Culture and Life

    • Europe’s influence

      History of Europe’s influence

      Europe’s influence in the United States from 1800 to 1850 has many faces and attitudes.

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    • Cultural clashes

      History of Cultural clashes

      There were numerous cultural clashes in the United States from 1800 to 1850.

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    • Socioeconomic classes

      History of Socioeconomic classes

      Socioeconomic classes in the United States during 1800 to 1850 are best understood…

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    • Education

      History of Education

      Several movements began in the United States from 1800 to 1850 including education.

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    Social Issues

    • Religious interest

      History of Religious interest

      The founders of the United States made clear statements in the separation of church and state.

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    • The Mormons

      History of The Mormons

      The history of the Mormons is one of the most unusual in the American saga.

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    • Andrew Jackson’s War Against the Indians

      History of Andrew Jackson’s War Against the Indians

      As Europeans set out on explorations and discovered new worlds they maintained that any of the people that they came into contact were barbarians.

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    • Choctaw Exile

      History of Choctaw Exile

      The Choctaw were one of many Native Indian tribes that were affected by the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

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    • Cherokee Trail of Tears

      History of Cherokee Trail of Tears

      There are many events in American history that are the cause for shame.

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    • The Plains Indians and the Railroad

      History of The Plains Indians and the Railroad

      The invention and expansion of the railroad changed the American landscape and economy in revolutionary ways.

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    • The Question of Slavery

      History of The Question of Slavery

      Slavery in America was accepted as part of life as colonists made their way from many European countries.

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    • Freedom in the North?

      History of Freedom in the North?

      During the 1800s, slavery was widely accepted in the southern states of America.

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    • Public Education

      History of Public Education

      Education in the thirteen colonies was completely dependent upon where you lived, gender, race, and social class.

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    • Slave Children

      History of Slave Children

      It’s estimated that between the 16th and 18th centuries slave traders brought around twelve million Africans to the New World that we now know as America.

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    • Asian Immigrants in California

      History of Asian Immigrants in California

      A majority of the Asian immigrants that arrived in San Francisco, California in the 1800s were Chinese.

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    Politics and Events

    • Manifest Destiny

      History of Manifest Destiny

      The idea of Manifest Destiny was carried forward from early European explorers.

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    • New lands/Thomas Jefferson

      History of New lands/Thomas Jefferson

      The Europeans that set out to explore new worlds believed that they were preordained or given instructions by God.

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    • Louisiana Purchase

      History of Louisiana Purchase

      The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States and included in the east.

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    • Lewis and Clark Expedition

      History of Lewis and Clark Expedition

      The Lewis and Clark Expedition is considered to be one of the most important exploration events in U.S. history

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    • The Beginning

      History of The Beginning

      President Jefferson gave Meriwether Lewis and William Clark the power to recruit people for their “Corps of Volunteers” to head out.

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    • Setting Out

      History of Setting Out

      Unlike today, all of the supplies and equipment that Lewis and Clark needed wasn’t conveniently located in one location.

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    • Fort Mandan

      History of Fort Mandan

      The Lewis and Clark expedition started looking for a place to build a winter shelter.

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    • Headed West

      History of Headed West

      During the time that the Lewis and Clark expedition spent at Fort Mandan, they came across a French trapper named Touissant Charbonneau

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    • Crossing the Rocky Mountains

      History of Crossing the Rocky Mountains

      When the Lewis and Clark expedition came across the Rocky Mountains, they realized that this was going to be one of the most difficult parts of their journey.

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    • On to Oregon

      History of On to Oregon

      Even with the help of the Clatsop Native Indian tribe, the expedition found themselves fairly exhausted and bedraggled

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    • Going Home

      History of Going Home

      After a long and horrible winter at Clatsop, the Lewis and Clark expedition gathered everything that they would need and began their return trek home on March 23, 1806.

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    • War of 1812

      History of War of 1812

      The War of 1812 is often called the Forgotten War or the “Second War of Independence.”

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    • Oregon Trail

      History of Oregon Trail

      As settlers migrated to the west, they established specific routes that would allow them the best course to travel.

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    • Goldrush!

      History of Goldrush!

      If there is anything that changed the course of the population of the western United States, it was the Gold Rush of 1848 to 1855.

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    • Mexican American War

      History of Mexican American War

      The southwestern area of the United States was once owned by Spain.

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    • Battle of the Alamo

      History of Battle of the Alamo

      Fights broke out as Texas tried to declare its independence from Mexico. One of the most famous was the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

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    Science, Technology, and Engineering

    • Transportation: the Great Railways

      History of Transportation: the Great Railways

      The earliest known rail transport began with horses or mules pulling carts and carriages along rails.

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    • Advances in food and medicine

      History of Advances in food and medicine

      In the 1800s, there were more people to feed and look after.

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