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John Gaillard (DR), elected March 4, 1817
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James Monroe became president of the United States.
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Rush–Bagot Treaty signed between the U.S. and the United Kingdom
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Construction on the Erie Canal began Erie Canal-Proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825, the canal links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. An engineering marvel when it was built, some called it the Eighth Wonder of the World
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Alabama Territory created by splitting the Mississippi Territory
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The first Seminole War began in Florida Seminole War- War between Seminole and Florida
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Mississippi admitted as the 20th state
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Flag Act of 1818,-are three laws which sought to define the design of the flag of the United States. Each is remarkably short, the shortest being a sentence of 32 words, and the longest being a title and two sentences of 117 words.
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Treaty of 1818 between the U.S. and the United Kingdom established the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, also creating the Northwest Angle.
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1818: Illinois admitted as the 21st state
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1st session ends!
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The Panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in the United States, began
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2nd session begans!
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward: Supreme Court allowed Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution.
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James Barbour (DR), elected February 15, 1819
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Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain ceded Florida to the United States
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2nd session ended!!
