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  Thomas Jefferson doubles the size of the United state buy purchasing Louisiana from France.
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  James Madison is elected as the fourth president of the United States.
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  President Madison declares war on Britain.
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  In New York, slavery is legally abolished.
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  Andrew Jackson is inaugurated into office as the seventh president.
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  The trail of tears or the removal of Indians from their land to a reserve begins.
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  Abraham Lincoln wins the election and becomes the 16th president.
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  The ending of the war over states rights to have slaves is over. A bloody battle between the union and the confederacy. General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse