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January 19 – Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what becomes known as Wilkes Land for the United States. March 4 – Alexander S. Wolcott and John Johnson open their "Daguerreian Parlor" on Broadway (Manhattan), the world's first commercial photography portrait studio.
America's Best History, ... from sea to shining sea. United States History Timeline, the 1840's, the Mexican War, includes the top events of each year of the decade.
The United States had five different Presidents during the decade. Only the 1880s would have as many. Martin Van Buren was president when the decade began, but was defeated by William Henry Harrison in the U.S. presidential election of 1840 .
3 de jul. de 2019 · Timeline of Events From 1840 to 1850. The Decade of the Telegraph, the Mexican War, and the Gold Rush. The California Gold Rush is a highlight of the 1840s, an event that shaped American history. Kean Collection/Staff/Getty Images. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on July 03, 2019.
The United States became a continental nation with the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 and the settlement of the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Westward expansion fueled conflict with Native populations and led to their forced removal. By 1820, 2 million Americans lived west of the Appalachians, out of a total national ...
William Henry Harrison wins the 1840 presidential election, defeating incumbent Martin Van Buren. The August 9, 1842, Webster-Ashburton Treaty formally designates the border separating the United States and Canada.
About this unit. In the early nineteenth century, the United States expanded rapidly, fueled by new technology, growing markets, and the extension of democracy to all white men. But this prosperity came at a cost, gobbling up the lands of Native Americans in the West and the labor of enslaved people in the South.
