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Louisiana Purchase
the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
War of 1812
A French-British dispute that got the U.S. involved with the French while the Native Americans joined the British side. Americans forces were ill-prepared for war but managed to fight most of the battles to a stalemate.The end of the war brought changes to America. Nationalism grew throughout America and the Federalist party came to an end with the Hartford Convention following the war. -
Missouri Compromise
Proposed by Henry Clay to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state -
Trail of Tears
Thousands of Cherokees were expropriated from their land and forced by the U.S army to migrate to Oklahoma. -
Texas Revolution
Texas declared their independence from the Mexican government. -
Civil War
Beginning in 1861, it was a series of battles fought between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederation. It ended in 1865 with the confederate surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. A gigantic communication network was thus created. This gave women a new role as telephone operators changing their role in society.
