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The 19th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see: History of the United States series: History of the United States (1789–1849) History of the United States (1849–1865) History of the United States (1865–1918) Historical eras:
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online; Murphy, Derrick. AS/A-level 19th & 20th century European & world history (2002) online; Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online; Gladden, Rhodes.
The "Gilded Age" was a term that Mark Twain used to describe the period of the late 19th century with a dramatic expansion of American wealth and prosperity, underscored by mass corruption in government. [142] Some historians have argued that the United States was effectively plutocratic for at least part of the era.
late 1839–late 1843 recession — ~4 years ~1 year −34.3% — This was one of the longest and deepest depressions of the 19th century: it was a period of pronounced deflation and massive defaults on debt. The Cleveland Trust Company Index showed the economy spent 68 months below its trend, and only nine months above it, and declined 34.3% ...
The 13 British North American provinces of Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia united as the United States of America declare their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on ...
Late 19th century Late 19th century Qu'aiti–Kathiri conflict over Mukalla [18] Qu'aiti. Supported by: British Empire. Kathiri: 1890s 1890s 1890s Hamawand revolts [19] Ottoman Empire: Hamawand rebels 1890 1890 Edi Expedition Dutch Empire: Acehese Rebels 1890 1890 Revolution of the Park: Argentina: Civic Union: 1890 1890 First Franco-Dahomean War
Mexico and the majority of the countries in Central America and South America obtained independence from colonial overlords during the 19th century. In 1804, Haiti gained independence from France. In Mexico , the Mexican War of Independence was a decade-long conflict that ended in Mexican independence in 1821.
Timeline and periods ... Northern US, late 19th century [102 ... The Third Great Awakening was a period of religious activism in American history from the late 1850s ...