THE WORLD IN THE 19TH CENTURY: THE BIG PICTURE

The 19th Century

- period between January 1, 1801 and December 31, 1900
- period of social change

Around the world, the 19th century is marked by the collapse of what used to be strong and
huge empires.
Their collapse ushered the birth and growth of new empires.

The world in 19th Century

1800 - 1810
- Thomas Jefferson was in the White House.
- Lewis and Clark were heading west.
- A rebellion broke out in Ireland.
- Burr and Hamilton fought their duel
- Washington Irving kicked off American literatures.
1810 - 1820
- The National Road made westward possible.
- Tecumseh organized Native Americans.
- The British burned the White House and the Capitol.
- Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
- Andrew Jackson became an American hero at the Battle of New Orleans.
1820 - 1830
- The Missouri Compromise held the Union together
- Very bitter elections picked American presidents.
- The Erie Canal made New York the Empire State.
- Andrew Jackson’s inaugural party nearly wrecked the White House.
- Scotland Yard came into being.
1830 - 1840
- A steam locomotive raced a horse.
- Andrew Jackson beat up the man who tried to assassinate him.
- Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands.
- A siege at the Alamo became legendary.
- Queen Victoria began her lengthy reign.
1840 - 1850
- Queen Victoria married the love of her life.
- “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” won an American election.
- British suffered a disaster in Afghanistan.
- Ireland was ravaged by the Great Famine.
- Gold fever struck California.
1850 - 1860
- Compromises over slavery delayed the Civil War.
- Empires clashed in the Crimean War
 - Lincoln debated Douglas.
- John Brown’s raid made war in America seem much more likely.
1860 - 1870
- The United States was torn by the Civil War.
- President Lincoln was assassinated.
- Novelist Benjamin Disraeli became Britain's prime minister.
- John Muir arrived in Yosemite valley.
- Hero of the civil war Ulysses S. Grant became president of the United States.
1870 - 1880
- Bismarck provoked the Franco-Prussian war.
- Yellowstone became the first National Park.
- Stanley found Livingstone.
- Boss Tweed went to jail.
- Custer met his end at the Little Bighorn.
- 1876 presidential election was most likely stolen.
1880 - 1890
- The Great Game was played out in the Secong Anglo-Afghan war.
- Gladstone became prime minister.
- The Brooklyn bridge open with a huge celebration.
- Krakatoa erupted.
- The Statue of Liberty arrived at New York Harbor.
- Johnstown flood shocked the nation.
1890 - 1900
- Lizzie Borden was charged with an ax murder.
- Yosemite became a National Park.
- The Panic of 1873 devastated the economy.
- The first modern Olympics was held in Greece.
- Teddy Roosevelt shook up New York City before charging up San Juan Hill.