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The Election of 1800
The Election of 1800, known as the Revolution of 1800, was the election Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated incumbent President John Adams. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the huge piece of land, a total of 530,000,000 acres, that Jefferson bought from the French for $15,000,000 on April 30, 1803. -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the British Empire and the United States in North America that ended in a draw. It lasted from June 18, 1812, to February 17, 1815. -
Morse Code
Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse in 1834. It was a method used for the telegraph in order for a person to communicate with others that were far away. -
Annexation of Texas
The State of Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state on December 29, 1845, after being its own country for about 10 years. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War was a war fought between the United States and Confederate States of America over 11 states that wanted to secede from the union. It was bloodiest war ever fought on American soil. The United States defeated the confederacy on May 13, 1865. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865, at the Peterson House. Lincoln died from a gun shot to the back of the head. -
Telephone Invented
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the year of 1876. It was a device that allowed one person to hear the voice of another person from long distances, and it allowed people to converse with each other.