Historical Notes
Historical Context
Notable events of the early 19th Century
1801: Britain began to rise as an industrial power
1803: The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million
1803: Ohio became the 17th US state
1808: John Dalton theorized atoms
1821: Napoleon Bonaparte died at fifty-one
1823: The beginning of steam-powered shipping
1825: Louis the 18th died
1826: The Spanish Inquisition ended
1827: New York passed a state law emancipating slaves
1829: Andrew Jackson becomes the seventh US President
1829: Scotch tape was invented
Key themes of the era: Women's suffrage, child labor limitations, abolition, temperance, prison reform.
Notable events of 1830
The Great fire of New Orleans began
Ecuador gains its independence
'Mary Had a Little Lamb' by Sarah Josepha Hale was published
The Indian Removal Act was passed by the Congress and signed into law
The French invaded Algeria
Charles X of France abdicated the throne
The Belgian Revolution began
The first railway station opened in the United States in Baltimore Maryland.
Symphony Fantastique was written