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Lousiana Purchase
The United States bought the French colony of Louisiana for 15,000,000$ (341,609,734.51 in 2019 USD) -
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Expedition of Lewis and Clark
Expedition sent by the US government to look at Louisiana and Oregon territory. -
Mexican Independence
Mexico declares independence from the crumbling Spanish empire. -
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War of 1812
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Texas win independence
The Northern states of Mexico (Coahilas y Tejas) wins independence after a year of fighting -
Texas Annexed by US
The Republic of Texas officially joins the USA as the 28th state. -
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Mexican American War
United States declares war over dispute of Texan sovereignty via provoking a border clash -
South Carolina secedes from US
The first state to leave the union and later helped form the Confederate States of America was South Carolina -
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American Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle ever fought on the American Continent took place -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The official final battle (Final battle while the Confederate government still existed) happened, and a treaty of peace was signed. -
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Reconstruction
The era post civil war. It focused on rebuilding the former Confederate States of America
