History timeline 1840-1849

1840: Queen Victoria marries Albert
    World Anti-Slavery Convention
    William Henry Harrison wins the presidential election

1841: Britain takes Hong Kong
    Amistad Case
    Harrison dies/JohnTyler becomes president
   
1842: Webster-Ashburton Treaty

1843: A Christmas Carol published

1844: Princeton explosion
    Joseph Smith murdered
    James K Polk wins presidential election

1845: The Raven published
    U.S. annexes Texas
    Manifest Destiny coined

1846: Krakow Uprising
    Mexican-American War begins
    Bear Flag Revolt in California
    Neptune discovered
    The Oregon Treaty
    Polk creates the Independent Treasury

1847: Battle of Buena Vista
    Battle of Veracruz
    Mormons reach the Great Salt Lake
    Winfield Scott enters Mexico City

1848: Gold discovered in California
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    The Communist Manifesto published
    Revolutions in Europe
    Seneca Falls Convention
    Zachary Taylor wins the presidency

1849: Corn Laws abolished