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Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the US. Thomas also made the Louisiana Purchase. He also had Louis and Clark explore the new land. -
It more than DOUBLED the size of the US. The US paid $15 mil. which is equivalent to 4c per acre. the L Purchase was about 828,000 sq mi. -
James Madison was an American statesman and a political theorist. He is known as "The Father of the Constitution." James Madison was a Slave Holder, which means he has slaves. -
The War of 1812 was when the US fought the world's greatest naval power, GB. It also caused the US's capital, Washington, to be burned. It was technically a draw, no one gained anything. US looks at it as a win, GB looks at it as a loss. -
James Monroe was the fifth president of the US. James was the last president to be a Founding Father of the US. His presidency was called "The Era of Good Feelings" an era of little national trouble. -
Americans move to Canada because it has more land. Even though America had a better government, people wanted to make profit. It made America's population less. -
Quincy was the sixth president of the US. Quincy was the son of John Adams. He was an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative before president. -
Jackson beat the Indians at the battle of Horseshoe Bend. He passed one of the worst acts ever, the Indian Removal Act. He was also the only president EVER, to pay off all the national debt -
He was 68 years old when he was elected. He died thirty days later, so Tyler took over. He made a long speech to show he was fit enough to be president even though he was older. -
People started going to California because they heard people had found gold. It also made the football team "San Francisco '49ners." The gold rush also expanded the US's and GB's empires.