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November 7 – U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan in the first U.S. presidential election to be held in every state on the same day. December 26 – The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University.
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.
10 de nov. de 2017 · The Seneca Falls Convention, held in upstate New York over two days in July 1848, was the first women’s rights convention in the United States.
6 de dez. de 2023 · 1848–1877. The United States extended its territories, fought a civil war, and violently persecuted African and Native Americans.
6 de dez. de 2023 · Three interrelated events framed this half century of American history. The first is westward expansion that changed the United States from a country isolated on the eastern seaboard to one spanning the entire continent.
Period 5: 1848-1877. As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war—the course and aftermath of which transformed American society. Topics may include. Manifest Destiny. The Mexican–American War.
Period 4: 1800-1848. The new republic struggled to define and extend democratic ideals in the face of rapid economic, territorial, and demographic changes. Topics may include: The Rise of Political Parties. American Foreign Policy. Innovations in Technology, Agriculture, and Business. Debates about Federal Power.
