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Thomas Jefferson's presidential term
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The Embargo Act
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Constitutional ban on slave trade
This Constitutional declaration banned all slave trade in the United States (including international importing). While this made the slave trade illegal, the trading did not stop. It also did nothing in regards to stopping the current slavery across America. -
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James Madison's presidential term
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Mexico gains independence
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
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The War of 1812
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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The defeat of Napoleon
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James Monroe's presidential term
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The Civilization Fund Act
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The Missouri Compromise
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John Quincy Adams' presidential term
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Completion of the Erie Canal
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The first long-distance rail line in US opens
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The Tariff of Abominations
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Andrew Jackson's presidential term
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John Smith published the Book of Mormon
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The Indian Removal Act
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The Black Hawk War
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Formation of the Whig Party
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The Texas Revolutuion
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Martin Van Buren's presidential term
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The Trail of Tears
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The formation of the Liberty Party
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William Henry Harrison's presidential term
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John Tyler's presidential term
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James Polk's presidential term
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The U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War was a two year war waged between the United States and Mexico. The war was primarily fought over land. Americans desired to obtain certain lands across the continent because of what they called "manifest destiny." Conflict arose when America and Mexico wanted the same land. This led to war. -
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Zachary Taylor's presidential term
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Millard Fillmore's presidential term
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The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of compromises offered by Henry Clay in attempt to hold the country together (north and south). In this compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act was changed and the slave trade made illegal in Washington, D.C. Like many other efforts, this compromise helped for a short time, but only put off the Civil War (not prevent it). -
The Fugitive Slave Act
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Franklin Pierce's presidential term
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James Buchanan's presidential term
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Abraham Lincoln's presidential term
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The Civil War
The U.S. Civil War was fought between the northern and southern states. It was fought over slavery. The northern states wanted to completely abolish slavery, while the southern states heavily supported slavery. On top of this, there was much conflict about what to do with new states and westward expansion (whether they should have slaves, ban slaves, or have the individual choice). All of this, and decades upon decades of disagreement and tension resulted in the U.S. Civil War. -
The First Confiscation Act
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The second Confiscation Act
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The Battle of Shiloh
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The Battle of Antietam
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Battle of Chancellorsville
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is one of (if not, the) most famous Civil War battle. During this battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the Union and Confederate forces fought for nearly three days. This specific battle had the highest overall causality count of the entire war. The Union won this specific battle, but the Civil War was not yet over. -
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Andrew Johnson's presidential term
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The Thirteenth Amendment passes
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was organized
The Ku Klux Klan was established in Pulaski, Tennessee. This group began at during the Reconstruction period. Although its members hated, attacked, and killed black skinned people, the group's purpose was also to ensure that Democrats remained in office throughout the South. -
The Civil Rights Act
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The Fourteenth Amendment passes
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The first Reconstruction Act
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Ulysses S. Grant's presidential term
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The Civil rights act