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Maria Cramer's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Maria, her family, and friends. For example, Maria is 2 years old when Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida,
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 3 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
| 4 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
| 11 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 18 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 34 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 43 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 48 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 57 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 60 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 63 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 69 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 73 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 81 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 83 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 93 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 99 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 4 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
| 15 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 16 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 32 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 38 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 65 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 66 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 86 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 89 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 2 |
1798 |
Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, |
| 7 |
1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
| 8 |
1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
| 9 |
1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
| 10 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| 15 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
| 24 |
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. |
| 34 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 39 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 41 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 44 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 46 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 59 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 64 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 66 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 67 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 69 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 72 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 79 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 80 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 1 |
1797 |
Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa |
| 37 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
