1847
Before the Civil War
1847 is the year following 1846 and preceding 1848.
As a number, it appears in addresses, model numbers, and other numerical designations.
In historical contexts, 1847 marks events of that calendar year: The Great Famine was devastating Ireland in 1847.
Like all four-digit years, it can identify vintages, editions, or founding dates.
expansion
West coast megastate
famine
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
California
West coast megastate
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
quarantine · eviction · workhouse · relief · peasant · landlord · blight
telegraph
Electrical message system
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice