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The battery was invented by Count Alessandro Volta and completed in 1800.
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In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the entire Louisiana Territory from Napoleon. He bought it for $15 million -- about $250 million today.
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In 1803, Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase. After the purchase, he wanted to explore and map the new territory. The Corps of Discovery was the selected group of Army volunteers to travel. The group was commanded by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Also, he wanted to find a route to the western half of the continent so he could establish an American presence. This is so no other countries can try to claim the territory.
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The War of 1812 was one of the first wars of the United States. The war occurred to pressure the British into stopping their impressment of US sailors and to stop the British support of Native Americans who were attacking the US.
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The first successful steam engine was designed by George Stephenson in 1814. This invention was definitely useful later on.
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The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812.
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The world's first photograph was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce.
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W.A. Burt invented the typewriter in 1829.
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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. This allowed him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal to the West.
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The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of Native Americans from their native home to designated Indian Territory.
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Braille was invented by Louis Braille as a way for the blind to read.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. The next year (1838), he invented Morse Code.
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The term "Manifest Destiny" was coined in 1845. It is the belief that the United States was destined to expand. They believed it was God's plan and will for America to grow. Essentially, this led to the Civil War.
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The Mexican American War started with the annexation of Texas and was the result of disagreements over where the Mexican-American border should be. Ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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The South Carolina government decided to bombard the fort. South Carolina wanted the fort to be theirs, so they made the U.S. Army evacuate and ended up starting the Civil War.
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After the fort incident, Virginia seceded from the Union. Within weeks, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina did too. At this point, eleven states made up the confederacy.
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Abraham Lincoln called forth state militias to suppress the Confederate's rebellion.
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This battle was the first major battle of the Civil War. The Confederates won.
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The Battle of Shiloh was a two day battle. This is the first battle in the Civil War to see as much bloodshed as happened at Shiloh. Union victory.
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During this battle, General Lee hoped to force the Union to give up on the war by defeating the North on northern soil. The Union won. This battle witnessed the most bloodshed in a single day.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln and stated that all slaves held within the Confederate states are free.
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The US Congress enacted the draft to men of ages 20-45. These men had to serve in the war. Others could pay $300 or provide a substitute if they didn't want to draft.
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After much loss, the war ends.
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The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery.
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While watching a play with his wife, John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the head.
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.