| 1810 |
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American settlers in the
region of western Florida rebel against Spanish control and establish ties
to the United States. |
| 1811 |
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Construction begins on the National Road, a main route
for settlers moving west and farmers shipping farm products to eastern
cities. By the time it was completed in 1838, the road ran from
Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. |
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Enslaved African Americans
lead an unsuccessful revolt in Louisiana. |
| 1812 |
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The United States goes to war with Great Britain after
the British interfere with American trade and force American sailors to
serve in the British navy. |
| 1813 |
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United States Navy wins a battle with a
British war ship on Lake Erie, strengthening the American position on the
Great Lakes. |
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At his Waltham, Massachusetts factory, Francis Cabot
Lowell installs the first American power loom, a machine for weaving
cotton cloth. |
| 1814 |
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Francis Scott Key writes the words to
"The Star-Spangled Banner" during an unsuccessful attack on Fort McHenry
by the British. |
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The War of 1812 is ended by the Treaty of
Ghent. |
| 1815 |
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With the signing of a treaty with
Algeria, pirates from the Barbary Coast are no longer a threat to American
trading ships and sailors. |
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American whaling ships sail the Pacific Ocean in search of whales.
Many Americans light their homes with lamp oil made from whale
blubber. |
| 1816 |
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American Colonization Society is
organized to buy land in West Africa for the resettlement of free
blacks. |
| 1817 |
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The construction of the Erie Canal through New York
State begins. This important canal connects the Hudson River with Lake
Erie, providing a continuous inland water route to the Great Lakes
region. |
| 1818 |
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The President's House in Washington,
D.C., burned by the British during the War of 1812, becomes known as the
"White House" when it is repaired and given a gleaming coat of white
paint. |
| 1819 |
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Spanish Florida becomes a territory of the United States
through a treaty signed with Spain. |
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