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Louisiana Purchase
This purchase doubled the United States. It cost $15 million and was bought by Thomas Jefferson. Many thought this act was unconstitutional. -
Lowell's First Cotton Mill
Lowell brought the cotton mill from England to America. He hired woman from farms to work in his factory. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Johnson was elected as president of the United States of America. He was the 7th president of the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
This said that any new slave state added, a brand new free state was added. -
Indian Removal Act
A law passed by Congress that told Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River to move west if the Mississippi River. -
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Trail of Tears
This was the removal of the Choctaw tribe. Over 4,000 indians died from disease and other causes. -
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Mexican- American War
A war between American and Mexico. America came out victorious and got land between Texas and California. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise made California a free state and had a fugutive slave law. The fugutive slave law told all runaway slaves to return back to their owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. This book told about the harsh slave owners in the south. -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of events. One was a 800-man raid that tored apart Missouri. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
This made Nebraska and Kansas states. They allowed the states to have popular soveriegnty. -
Bessemer Process Patented
This process made liquid steel mold into a solid. Bessemer was the only one to do this. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an African-American slave. He said since he was in the North why was he still considered a slave. -
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John Brown's Raid
This raid toke place by Harper's ferry. 21 people died including John Brown. -
John Brown's Raid
21 people died including John Brown. This raid was a on Harper's Ferry in Virginia. -
Oil discovered in Pennsylvania
Oil was founded by Colonel Edwin Drake by Titusville, Pennsylvania. This sparked an oil rush in the United States. -
Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States. He plan was to stop slavery in new places. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War began on Fort Sumter. The mian difference between the North and South was slavery. The North came out victorious. -
Emancipation Proclomation
This abolished slavery in the Confederacy, The South did not listen. -
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Reconstruction
This the time period when the Civil War was over. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the beginning of it. So, it was up to vice president Andrew Johnson. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was a battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The North came out victorious -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
A march from Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. Sherman used a stragety called total war. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman marched from Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. Sherman used total war in the march -
The 13th amendment
This amendment abolished slavery. -
Surrender of Appomattox Court House
This was the meeting place of General Lee and General Grant. This was where the surrender of the south took place. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth inside of Ford's theater. Now it was up to Andrew Johnson to finish the job. -
The 14th amendment
This amendment said that all citizens born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens. -
Black Codes
This limited the basic human rights and civil liberties of blacks. -
Johnson's Impeachment
Andrew Johnson was not impeached. But he was shy of getting impeached by 1 vote. -
The 15th amendment
This amendment said that the rights of citizens votes shall not be denied. Even any race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
This was an important idea of Abraham Lincoln. It let people go explore the west without worry of getting killed or injured. This changed America forever. -
Carnegie founds his steel company.
His business produced steel throughout the United States. Soon enough, Carnegie becomes a multi-billionare. -
Standard Oil Formed
Invented by John D. Rockefeller. His business was very inexpensive and he soon became a monopoly. He bought out other businesses and made his business the largest in the world. -
First Telephone Call
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. His first words on the telephone were: Mr. Watson-come here- I want to see you. -
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The Gilded Age
This area marked industry and immigrants in the United States. Many famous companies like Carnegie Steel Company and Standard Oil were founded. -
Light Bulb Invented
The lighbulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879. This allowed people to still function at night. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This act abolished monopolies and trusts.