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Edgar Allan Poe was born
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James Madison is inaugurated as the 4th president
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War of 1812
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Madison gets inaugurated again
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British capture Washington DC and set fire to the capital
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Francis Scott Key writes Star Spangled Banner
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Treaty of Ghent is signed, officially ending the war
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James Monroe is the 5th president
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John Quincy Adams is the 6th president
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US Constitution goes into place
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Construction begins on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Andrew Jackson is the 7th president
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President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act
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Nat Turner led a slave uprising in Southampton County, Virginia
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Texas declares independence from Mexico
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Texans defeat Mexicans at San Jacinto
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Martin Van Buren is the 8th period
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15,000+ Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Indian territory in Oklahoma
Approx 4,000 people die -
William Henry Harrison is the 9th president
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President Harrison dies and John Tyler takes control of presidency
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US annexes Texas by joint resolution of Congress
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James Polk becomes the 11th president
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US declares war on Mexico in order to gain California and other territory
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Oregon Treaty fixes US - Canadian border. US acquires Oregon territory
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Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed
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Mexico agrees to cede California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico, Arizona and parts of Colorado and Wyoming for $15 million
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Women's rights convention is held at Seneca Falls, NY
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Zachary Taylor is the 12th president
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Edgar Allan Poe died
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