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Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson successfully secured the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France for a mere $15 million. -
The War of 1812
Lasted more than two years. With no victory in sight, peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium, in mid-1814. -
U.S. Diplomats persuaded Spain to cede Florida to the U.S.
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Russia issued a decree extending its colony south into territory claimed jointly by the U.S. and Great Britian
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Texas finally admitted to the Union as a slave state
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America gets Oregon territory
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Americans captured Mexico City in the Mexican American War
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Japan signs a treaty opening trade to the U.S.
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Alaska is purchased by the U.S.
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The U.S. claimed the uninhabited Midway Islands
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U.S. and Germany are a protectorate of the Somoan Islands
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Boxer rebellion in China
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Monroe Doctrine