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War of 1812
The War of 1812 occurred when America tried to be neutral in the conflict between England and France but instead appeared itself to be an enemy to Britain starting the War of 1812 between America and England. Although England was indeed a powerful nation, they were pre-occupied with France still and couldn't use all their force which allowed America to claim victory with the little resources they had showing their might to the world. -
Battle of New Orleans
Although the war had technically already ended, it took a while for armies and navies stationed far always to hear about it which is why the Battle of New Orleans happened when it did. The Americans led by Andrew Jackson eventually won the battle and gained more acknowledgement from other countries as a force to be reckoned with. -
Missouri Compromise
In 1820 with intensifying disputes over the limit of slavery and when and where it could expand or even remain, the North and South agreed the Missouri Compromise which stated that anything above the 36°30′ line would remain free (with the exception of Missouri) and anything south of it could be a slave state. Although it seemed like the problem of slavery was solved to them, their was still much more conflict to come in the ensuing Civil War. -
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Drastic immigration surge
Between 1820 and 1860 over five million immigrants moving to the America from German descents, Jewish descents, etc. from all over the world. By the Civil War, around one in every eight American citizens had not been born in the United States showing what people from other nations saw America as. They saw all the growth economically and they saw it truly as the land of the free and the home of the brave. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act established in 1830 gave the president the authority to create treaties with Native Americans for them to move farther west so that Americans can colonize in the lands they leave behind. But this act sometimes resulted in the forced removal of Indians such as with the Cherokees and the Trail of Tears. -
Panic of 1837
As bank runs began occurring and people trying to get their banknotes transferred into actually money, the nation slipped into an economic depression known as the Panic of 1837. -
Texas annexation
In 1845 President John Tyler made an official request for Texas to join America in which they accepted and became the twenty-eighth state of the United States of America. -
Illinois Senate race of 1858
In the Senate race of 1858 in the Illinois election, Abraham Lincoln for the newly founded Republicans ran against Stephen Douglass of the Democratic side for the Senate seat. Although he ended up losing, the race and its debates caught the attention of many Americans preparing for him to run for president just a few years later. -
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Civil War
With Abraham Lincoln winning the presidential election of 1860, states of the south threatened the secede from the United States which happened shortly after with eleven southern states seceding. The North, the Union, had no choice but to fight the South, the Confederates, for them to unite once again. After four years of the most deadly war to American soldiers, the Union finally came out victorious, although it may not have seemed like a complete victory with all the lives lost around them. -
Emancipation Proclamation
With the Civil War becoming clear that it will not ended diplomatically but with force, Abraham Lincoln came to the decision toe create the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which freed all slaves from their owners even though he did not have the power to effect it in the South. With this many former slaves of the North joined the Union forces to defeat the Confederates making it a key decision made by President Lincoln. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg fought between, July 1-3 of 1863, was General Lee's last major offensive in the North and because of the North's victory, secured the safety of the American capital. It is remembered to be the bloodiest battle for American soldiers of the war and American history with fifty-one thousand casualties. -
End of the Civil War
With the Confederates resources depleted and the North winning battles left and right, it was inevitable for the South's surrender which occurred on April 9, 1865, when General Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the North at Appomattox Court House ending the Civil War.