Events from 1800-1876

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  • Louisiana Purchase

    A purchase of land from France that doubled the size of America.

  • War of 1812

    A war fought by the US and indigenous allies against the United Kingdom. Caused by Western expansion, disagreements over trade, Native policy, and more.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    A battle fought between the British and American forces.

  • Trail of Tears

    A trail that the Natives had to go through after being relocated.

  • Death of President William Henry Harrison

    President Harrison dies of pneumonia and becomes the first president to die in office.

  • California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush started and brought over 300,000 people to California.

  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Lincoln was elected president in the 1860s election.

  • Emancipation Proclimation

    The Emancipation Proclamation, by Abraham Lincoln, declared that all slaves were free.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    A battle in the Civil War was fought between the Union and Confederacy.

  • Manifest Destiny

    The start of the idea that white Americans should settle the entire continent.