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Constitution Ratified
All states eventually agreed it was the Supreme Law of Land and joined them together -
Washington's Farewell
Urge unity and to stay our of foreign affairs -
Marbury VS Madison
Supreme Court case establishing precedent for Judicial Review -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought all from France to finance war and did so without constitutional approval -
Lewis and Clark
Jefferson sent them on an expedition to map new territory -
War of 1812
Britain vs US over impressments -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended War of 1812 as well as settled India hostilities by British -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Settled boundary disputes with britian -
Monroe Doctrine
No more European colonization and no interference from US -
Indian Removal Act
Placed Indians under presidential protectorate and set them on reservations -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Settled minor boundary disputes between US and England -
Mexican American War
Territorial War which acquired new territories where slavery would be debated -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
ended Mexican american ear and gave Americans territory which would be disputed in the slave question -
Gold Rush
Influx of population to California making it eligible for statehood as a free state -
Texas Annexation
Texas is admitted as a slave state with a simple majority -
Gadsden Purchase
For transcontinental railroad in efficient manner -
Secession of southern States
Before Lincolns inauguration and declared themselves independent with full operation of slavery. -
Civil War Begins
Bloodiest war in america history over first the union than the slaves some
