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President Thomas Jefferson wanted to acquire new land so he sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They scouted lands west of the Mississippi. This resulted in Jefferson's purchase of the Lousiana purchase. -
The War of 1812 started when the United States went too far with Great Britain who was already at war with France. This war affected the U.S. trading economy. The war took place mostly in Canada -
Missouri was admitted into the union by Congress as a slave state to even it out out Maine was admitted as a free slave state. This event temporarily held the union together as the tensions grew over slavery. -
After Texas joined the union Mexico refused to see Texas's independence. Issues between land boundaries and the Rio Grande were disputed as Mexico did not want Texas part of the union. The U.S. voted and agreed to go to war with Mexico. The war ended on February 2, 1848, with the Treaty of Guadalupe. -
President Andrew Jackson ordered the removal of Native Americans to be relocated to Oklahoma. This resulted in many deaths as the journey and environment proved to be harsh. This event is known as one of the dark times in U.S. history -
The Battle of the Alamo was part of the Texas Revolution, it lasted no more than 90 minutes after a 13-day siege with all Texas troops being outnumbered by Mexican forces with no survivors. The Alamo battle became a symbolic event of the Revolutionary War which Texas sought to fight for their freedom. -
If slaves ran away this act would have them returned to their owners even if they were in a free state. Many expressed this act was made in favor of the Southerners. This increaced slaves fleeing using the underground railroads. -
In 1848 a man named James Marchall found gold in a river in California by the end of the year thousands migrated to California in hopes of finding gold. It is known as the largest mass migration in the U.S. history. It attracted people from all over the world. -
Northerns and Southerners were at odds over slavery, state rights, and much more. With Abraham Lincoln winning the election tensions grew as he was vocal about the need to end slavery. After 4 long years, the war ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered -
Lincoln was shot while watching a play by John Wilkes Booth. With the Civil War ended Booth became desperate to save the confederacy. During his escape, he dropped his pistol and broke his leg. Before fleeing he yelled Sic Semper Tyrannis. After 12 days on the run Booth met his fate.