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Louisiana Purchase
American bought the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars from France. -
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Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party. -
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Civil War
A war fought between the Union and the Confederacy over the expansion of slavery in the new territories. -
First Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War -
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Civil War Amendments
Civil War Amendments were amendments added directly after the Civil War. The 13th amendment outlaws slavery with the exception of a crime. The 14th amendment established citizenship. The 15th amendment guarantees black men the right to fight.