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Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States of America and is mainly known for writing the Declaration of Independence. He served from 1801-1809. -
The Louisiana Purchase was a huge land deal in 1803 where the U.S brought land from France, this expanded the Americas tremendously. -
This was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1819. It affirmed the constitutional doctrine of Congresses implied powers. This case strengthend power and established that states could not interfere with federal institutions. -
The Missouri Compromise was a law in 1820 that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This maintained a balance of power between slave and free states. -
The revolver was made by Samuel Colt in 1866. The revolver is a repeating firearm that has a revolving cylinder, containing multiple chambers for bullets. -
The telegraph was made by Samuel Morse in 1837. This revolutionized long distance communication with its Morse code system. -
The Gold Rush was a period of mass migration to California after gold was discovered in 1848. -
Abraham Lincoln served from 1861-1865 as the President of the United States of America. He is remembered for leading the country during the Civil War and also issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Civil War was a conflict in the United States that was from 1861-1865. It occurred mainly due to slavery and states' rights. The Union/North, won the Civil War. -
The Emaciation Proclamation was an order by President Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in the Confederate states of the America's.