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This was a period where the economy was booming due to new technological advancements like textile mills. New jobs were formed and new items were made. The exact dates are unsure.
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Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson won against John Adams, a Federalist. Aaron Burr became the vice president.
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The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, allowing the U.S. to spread west.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. This changed the world because it provided a new form of communication that was never seen before.
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The war began when the U.S. tried to annex Texas. It ended with the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo which gave the U.S. land, continuing Manifest Destiny.
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This act required all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners even if they already made it to a free state.
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Abraham Lincoln was easily elected as president over the other candidates. This was a major turning point because his election is what led the southern states to seceede. -
The American Civil War was fought mainly over slavery between the Union and the Confederate States. It began at Fort Sumter and was the deadliest war in U.S. history.
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Taking place in Antietam Creek, the first major battle on Union soil happened. This was the bloodiest single day in American History.
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Abraham Lincoln established the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves under Confederate control.