Explosive and destructive incidents of rioting occurred in multiple urban centers in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s, including Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. While these riots brought destruction and death to Philadelphia, they also produced positive changes. Such violent events fueled discussion about consolidating the ...

Winning the West: Indian Wars after 1840. At the turn of the eighteenth century the territory east of the Mississippi River seemed like enough land for the growing U.S. population for generations to come. Early explorers had indicated that much of the land west of the Mississippi was either too arid or too mountainous to serve a nation of ...

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. On May 24, 1844, Samuel B. Morse sends the message, "What hath God wrought" over the first telegraph line from Washington, DC, to ...

In June 1840 the British fleet arrived at the mouth of the Canton River to begin the Opium War. The Chinese capitulated in 1842 after the fleet reached the Yangtze, Shanghai fell, and Nanking was under British guns. The resulting Treaty of Nanking —the first in a series of commercial treaties China was forced to sign over the years—provided ...

This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the United States of America during and since the American Revolutionary War, detailing all constituent military theatres and campaigns. Dates indicate the years in which the United States of America was involved in the war. List of ongoing political conflicts Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) Conflict …

Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (15 July 1840 - Second Egyptian-Ottoman War: The Ottoman army attempted to reconquer Syria in 1839, but was routed by the Egyptians. To make matters even worse for the Ottomans, the Sultan died just days later - to be succeeded by his teenage son - and the entire Ottoman fleet defected to Egypt. With the Ottoman Empire …

For an investment of less than $10,000, the duo would become the founding fathers of Houston and what began as a struggling trading post would in time become the fourth largest city in the nation and a capital of industry. Explore the history of Houston by decade in this interactive timeline. 1830s. 1840s. 1850s. 1860s.

Jan 02, 2022 · 1840s (during) Seth Eastman was a US army officer who created more than 300 paintings of Native Indians between 1820 and 1850. His paintings are a primary source for the Indian way of life in the 1840s. ... The Mormon War Tensions had increased between Utah and the United States government, largely due to the Mormons isolationist policy and ...