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| 3 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 13 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 13 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 13 |
1830 |
The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states. |
| 16 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
| 18 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 20 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 22 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 23 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 25 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 27 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 36 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 38 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 39 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 42 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 43 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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