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Thomas Jefferson elected as president
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Louisiana Purchase
828,000 square miles of land purchased -
War of 1812
A French-British dispute that got the U.S. involved with the French while the Native Americans joined the British side. -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise proposed by Henry Clay in 1820 was to maintain sectional balance and allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered free. -
Trail of Tears
In 1835 thousands of Cherokees and other Indians were forcefully marched to Oklahoma territory under the supervision of the U.S. army. -
Texas Rebellion
Early in 1836 Texas declared their independence from the Mexican government. -
Mexican American War
Mexicans and the Americans were in a dispute over the boundaries of Texas and also control of California. -
Compromise of 1850
Concessions were made in both the North and the South following the Mexican American War. -
Kansas -Nebraska Act
It said that Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted into the Union under popular sovereignty. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad connected at Promontory Point.