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The U.S. buys 828,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River from France, costed about $15 million or 3 cents an acre.
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Congress declares war on Britain.
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Congress approves the "Missouri Compromise," designed to keep a balance between free and slave states.
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the Seventh U,S, President.
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Supreme Court hands down the Dredd Scott decision, ruling that slaves are property and have no more rights than other property.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th U.S. president.
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Abraham Lincoln is shot while attending a play in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.
