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Thomas Jefferson becomes 3rd U.S President
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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon for $15 Million -
Lewis and Clark begin Expedition
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James Madison becomes 4th President
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War of 1812
Second War between America and Great Britain -
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Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson leads a defense against the British Navy and becomes a war hero. -
James Monroe Becomes 5th President
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Spain gives Florida to America
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John Quincy Adams Becomes 6th President
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First Public Railroad System
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Andrew Jackson Becomes 7th President
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Martin van Buren becomes 8th President
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William Henry Harrison becomes 9th President
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John Tyler becomes the 10th President
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James K. Polk becomes the 11th President
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Mexican - American War
War between the United States and Mexico for land in the American southwest and California -
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California Gold Rush
Began when James W. Marshall found gold in California, prompting nearly 300,00 people to move to California. -
Zachary Taylor becomes 12th President
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Millard Fillmore becomes 13th President
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Franklin Pierce becomes 14th President
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Gadsden Purchase
Agreement between America and Mexico to give the United States New Mexico and Arizona for $10 Million -
James Buchanan becomes the 15th President
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Confederate States of America are formed
11 states seceed from the Union and Jefferson Davis is elected President -
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th President
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Fort Sumter is attacked
Fort Sumter, South Carolina is fired upon by confederate forces, this attack starts the civil war -
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U.S Civil War
Civil War between the United States and the Confederate States of America -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the Civil war which results in a Union victory. -
Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri
Confederate victory which proved a strong confederate presence west of the Mississippi River -
The Capture of New Orleans
Union capture of the city of New Orleans, which led to the Confederacy losing it's biggest port -
Battle of Second Bull Run
Union army is defeated and retreats back to Washington D.C. -
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect
abolishes slavery in the United states and allows for African Americans to enlist in the Union Army -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle in American history, was won by the Union and considered the most important battle in the war. -
Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address
Speech given by President Lincoln at the Gettysburg Cemetery, honoring those that died in the battle -
Battle for Chattanooga
Union victory which pushes the confederate army into Georgia -
Surrender at the Appomattox Court House
General Robert E. Lee signs the document of surrender for General Grant which officially end the Civil War with a Union victory. -
Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President
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Lincoln's Assassination
President Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theatre -
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the 18th President