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De Onate claimed what is now New Mexico as New Spain and established the town of Santa Fe. He was a harsh ruler. When the local natives refused to provide supplies for the soldiers a fight broke out. In retaliation De Onate's soldiers killed 800 natives, enslaved the women and children, and amputated the left foot of men over the age of 25.
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In 1605 Samuel de Champlain first founded Port Royal, and later founded Quebec. These settlements were established as centers to trade with Native Americans for furs. The fur trade eventually extended from the Great lakes region, south along the Mississippi River, creating the French Crescent.
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[Lewis and Clark](http:///www.lewisclark.net/)
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-Negotiatetd by the "Great Pacifier" Henry Clay
-Cause: Missouri applied to enter the Union as a slave state
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Effect: The canal linked the Great Lakes to the Hudson River, opening up both trade and opportunities for western expansion throughout the Great Lakes area.
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Cause:Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act negates the Missouri Compromise line and establishes popular soveriegnty in the territorries. Stephen Douglas introduced the bill to Congress; his hope was to build a transcontinetal railroad through the Nebraska territory which would connect with Chicago, increasing his chances for the presidency.One effect of the act was Bleeding Kansas.
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JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Power of the media transitioned from newspapers to television, as TV provided around the clock coverage. Lyndon Johnson became president, and quickly escalated the war in Vietnam.
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