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Was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States acquired a total of 820,000 square miles.
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Indiana between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indian Territory and Indian forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa.
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Was a conflict fought between the United States and it's allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
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Invented by W. A Burt.
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Invention by Barthelemy Thimonnier.
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Invention by Cyrus McCormick.
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Invention by Henry Blair.
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Invented by Rowland Hill.
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Changed the slavery debate. It also almost doubled the size of the United States and began a debate, between Northerners and Southerners, over what to do with newly acquired land.
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Were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within the territory of the United States.
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Was a civil war in the United States, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern staples that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
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Invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
