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Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd president of the united states and serves 2 terms
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Jefferson buys a stretch of land from the French that stretched from the bottom of Louisiana to the bottom of Canada which is the first major step in westward expansion.
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Lewis and Clark head west to explore the Louisiana Purchase for 2 years and covered roughly 8,000 miles
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Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr have a duel and Hamilton is killed.
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The first 10 miles of road was constructed westward from Cumberland, Maryland, which will make westward migration possible.
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This balances the practice of slavery and holds the union together for a bit.
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A tragic siege at the Alamo becomes a legendary battle in the Texas War for Independence.
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The Mexican war broke out due to America trying to colonize westward into California.
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Large amounts of gold are discovered in California and causes a lot of people to migrate there to be apart of it.
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These two candidates debate for the presidency and the big topic is slavery in America.
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Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States and begins abolishing slavery
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The different opinions about slavery from the North and the South create a separation between the two and starts the deadliest war in US history.
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5 days after the civil war comes to an end, Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated by John Wilks Booth in a theater.
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Grant was elected to be the 18th president of the United States and was a well-known war hero and commander that led the Union to their victory.
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Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone park and was the world's first national park.
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After a hotly contested election, Hayes becomes the 19th president of the US although not by popular vote.
