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The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes with one water route, improving transportation significantly.
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This tariff was disliked by Americans, as it rose the costs more than some could handle.
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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, causing the mass exodus of Native Americans to the Western United States.
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Nat Turner led other slaves in a rebellion in Virginia, causing the most deaths of any slave rebellion.
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While the Gag Resolution was in effect, preventing people from petitioning abolition against Congress
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Martin Van Buren became President, but his term was plagued by what was known as the Panic of 1837.
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Tensions between America and Britain grew when the U.S.S. Caroline was raided and brought down.
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The ninth President passed away after fighting pneumonia, making his term the shortest of a President
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James K. Polk became President with four main goals in mind, accomplishing them in his single term.
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One of Tyler's last actions in office was finally annexing Texas to the United States
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One of Polk's main goals to achieve, the Walker Tariff lowered revenue duties by a noticeable amount.
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After Mexico attaked Zachary Taylor and his men, President Polk declared war on Mexico, lasting two years.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe's signing officially ended the Mexican-American War, further ending conflicts between Texas and Mexico.
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The Free Soil Party was a short lived third party that eventually evolved into the Republican Party.
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This was one of America's first Women's Rights Conventions, and one of the most influential.
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Though he had no politcal experience, General Zachary Taylor became President due to his duties in the battle of Buena Vista.
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The Compromise of 1850 gave concessions to both the North and the South, including the admission of California, banning slave trade in D.C., and giving Texan land to New Mexico.
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Fillmore assumed Presidency after President Zachary Taylor passed away in office.
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Pierce became the 14th President in an election that ended the Whig Party.
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The Gadsden Purchase was signed between America and Mexico, adding land to the New Mexico Territory.
