1820s Flashcards
Composer whose ninth and final symphony premiered in Vienna
Ludwig van Beethoven
Revolutionary leader that helped Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia achieve independence
Simón Bolívar
Canal which connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes
Erie Canal
The ‘Stockton and Darlington’, opened in 1825, was the first of its kind and was one of the most momentous innovations of the 19th century. What was it?
Railway
Country, originally called New Holland, which gained its current name
Australia
President re-elected in the U.S. who ran virtually unopposed
James Monroe
Libertine English poet who died of fever fighting for Greek independence
Lord Byron
Huge land mass that was finally discovered in 1820
Antarctica
City which London overtook to become the most populous in the world
Beijing
What did Jean-François Champollion use to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone
Former ruler who died of stomach cancer on the island of St. Helena
Napoleon Bonaparte
Agreement that added two new states to the U.S. and prohibited the expansion of slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel
Missouri Compromise
Type of people who were allowed to serve in British Parliament for the first time in 157 years
Catholics
African country established as a colony for freed American slaves
Liberia
Empire which abolished the Janissaries, its elite corp of royal troops
Ottoman Empire
Writer who published his comprehensive dictionary of American English
Noah Webster
Country that the famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng came from
Siam
Armless Greek sculpture discovered on the island of Melos
Venus de Milo
Ode to a Nightingale poet who died of tuberculosis at the tender age of 25
John Keats
The most common metal in the Earth’s crust, it was extracted from ore for the first time and, at the time, was worth more than gold
Aluminum
