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With the election in 1800 coming to a tie, the House of Representatives elected Thomas Jefferson as the 3rd US president and first president that is a Democratic-Republican.
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The Marbury vs Madison case in 1803 established the principle of Judicial review in the US.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition was federally funded and it allowed them to explore the North American West. It was to establish trade network across the country and befriend the America Indians.
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The International Slave Trade, traded African men, women, and childern between Europe and the Americans. The trade ended in 1808 when Britian finally abolished it.
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American armies invaded Canada at three points in 1812. The battles were fought on Canadian territory.
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The British army and the American army fought on January 8, 1815 for territory. It was a great success for the United States.
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In 1837 John Deere invented the stell plow that allowed an increase in agricultural productivity. The plow is the first tillage tool.
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Ireland sufffered starvation, emmigration, and dieases from 1845-1852. It was caused by a disease affecting the potato crop.
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January 24, 1848 the California Gold Rush started. Gold was first found by James Marshall. This brought a flood of workers to California.
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The morning of April 12, 1861, confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Then nearly 34 hours later Union forces surrendered .