1819 First passage of the Atlantic by steam, by the Savannah New-York to Liverpool. 1816. Bombardment of Algiers. -The Dey compelled to make peace and abolish slavery. 1817. Lord Exmouth's expedition to Algiers. 1820. Maine admitted. 1820.-eorge IV. Missouri admitted. Slavery compromise. 1824. Lafayette's visit. Erie canal opened. Protective tariff. 1823. Canning ministry. The Ashantees in Africa defeated. 1825. J. Q. Adams, 6th 1825. Commercial treaty with President. Prussia. 1827. Treaty of London in favor of Greece. 1828. Wellington ministry.Disturbances in Ireland. 1830 Liverpool and Manchester Railroad opened. The two Landers succeed in tracing the Niger from Lake Tchad to the ocean. 1831 The first newspaper in Constantinople.The Factory Bill in England, limiting the hours of labor for children. 1832 Reform Bill in England :— Extension of Suffrage. Trade unions in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, &c. 1833 Girard College, at Philadelphia, and the University of New-York, commenced. 1834 De Tocqueville's History of Democracy in America. Inquisition abolished in Spain. 1835 Slavery abolished in the British colonies. Boston and Lowell Railroad completed. 1836 James Smithson, of London, bequeathes £100,000 to the United States for the establishment of an Institution "for the increase and diffu sion of knowledge among men. 1836 The Luxor obelisk erected at Paris. 1830. Treaty between United States and the Porte. the 1830.-William IV Earl Grey, minister. Difficulties with China. 1831. Lord John Rus. sel's Reform Bill introduced. 1831. The king of the Nether North Eastern Boundary, be 1832. War with the Winneba goes and other Indian tribes. -Cholera in New-York.Nullification in South Carolina.-General Jackson's celebrated proclamation. Cholera first appears in England. lands makes his award on the tween the United States and the British provinces. 1832. Reform Bill passed. 1833. General Jackson re-elect- 1833. Captain Ross returns ed to the Presidency. Removal of the Deposites of the United States from the U. S. Bank. from his voyage of discovery. 1834. The President censured 1834. Sir Robert Peel, by the Senate for removing the Deposites. Premier. Canada. Difficulties in The independence of 1837.-Victoria Texas acknowledged. Martin Van Buren, 8th President. |