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The Third US President.
Thomas Jefferson takes his seat as the third US President. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson buys Louisiana from France. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark begin their expedition West. -
The White House Burns
The British burn the White House. -
The battle of Tippecanoe
Indians lost this major battle between white settlers. -
The Battle of New Orleans Hero
Andrew Jackson becomes a hero of the Battle of New Orleans. -
The Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams elected as president. -
Andrew Jackson for President
Jackson's Presidential Election. -
"Remember the Alamo"
The legendary battle of the Alamo. The Mexicans won the battle, killing all of the Texan soldiers inside the fort. -
The Gold Fever
Gold is confirmed to be in California and America catches gold fever. -
The Civil War
Due to the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. -
Lincoln's assassination
Only five days after the Civil War ends, Lincoln is assassinated. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn.
Colonel George A. Custer meets his end at the Battle of Little Bighorn.