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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson wanted to acquire the rights to the entire Louisiana territory and Napolean requested 15 million for the 828,800 square miles of land. -
Steam Trains
Steam trains were introduced to England in 1804. This made large distances that were once harder to be more easily traversed and allowed moving materials and people to areas faster -
War of 1812
"The War of 1812" also known as the "The Second War of Independence" was a battle between the U.S. and the British.
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Old Three Hundred
Moses Austin secures an empresarial grant. So the "Old Three Hundred" Americans settle in TX -
Battle of Gonzales
The Texas Revolution starts with the Battle of Gonzales -
Mexican-American War
Disputes over the claim to Texas land resulted in the Mexican-American War -
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American Civil War
The Civil War started because of the issue of slavery and each states rights. So the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. battled it out. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act gave 160-acre lots of land to settlers. The people could be the owners of the land if they farmed it for five years. Immigrants created new farms from all over because of this act. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse made the telegraph standard. The telegraph allowed communication over long distances. The sound was short or long which lead to the creation of them being coded into letters making the Morse Code. -
Emancipation
African American slaves in Texas were emancipated on what is known as Juneteenth or June 19 -
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Second Industrial Revolution
The Second Industrial Revolution occurred globally. There were many leaps in both technology and society. Especially with the things related to electricity, petroleum, and steel. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson allowed for the creation of the "separate but equal" doctrine. Allowing for racism to be legal until the civil rights era in the 1960s