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The U.S. declares independence from Britain
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A deal between the U.S. and France for land West of the Mississippi River
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signed in to law by President Andrew Jackson, authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for Indian lands.
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many rush west in search of gold. this causes the prices of many things such as water to rise because of the over population of the land.
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Ended the Slave Trade in Washington D.C. and California entered as a free state
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candidates for this election were Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas. Of those four Lincoln ends up winning
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active from 1863 to 1865. the were the first black infantry. They fought at fort Wagner, but lost many lives including their commander.
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this amendment banned slavery in the united states. it stated that slavery couild only be used as a punishment.
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this Amendment gave equal rights to american citizens accept for Native Americans.
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prohibbited the goverment from not letting people vote because of their skin tone. Blacks weren't really getting thede rights till 1965.
