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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washington, DC.
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United States agrees to pay France $15 million for the territory of Louisiana, which goes from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and is about 830,000 square miles. Nearly doubled the U.S. in size.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Missouri to explore West and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
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U.S declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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Spain cedes Florida to America.
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In efforts to maintain the balance between free and slave states.
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Nat Turner, and enslaves African American preacher leads the most significant slave uprising in American History. He and a band of around 80 followers launch a rebellion in Virginia.
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Texas declares its independence from Mexico
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The U.S. annexes Texas by joint resolution of Congress.
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Women's rights convention is held at Seneca Falls, New York.
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Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most effective and celebrated members of the Underground Railroad.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected on November 6. Soon after he was elected, South Carolina seceded from the Union and Civil War broke out.
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Civil War broke out. There is a higher fatality rate out of all wars fought in America combined. This shaped our government for the better and opened the eyes of Americans to the brutality of slavery.
