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Napoleon sold the United States of America land in North America between the Mississippi River and the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. The amount of land was very large and it totaled up to about 828,000 square miles. -
The war of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britan. The was started in 1812 and ended in 1815, and was the inspiration for the "Star Spangled Banner." -
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that was signed to end the War of 1812. -
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. This act was the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans. -
The Texas Revolution was also known as the Texas War of Independence. There were a total of 12 battles, and was fought for many differences regarding; Slavery, religon, language etc. -
The battle of the Alamo was one of the keen events in the Texas Revolution. Mexican soldiers attacked the Alamo and a large amount of soldiers in the Texan Army were killed. The Alamo was a Roman Catholic mission called Mission San Antonio de Valero, initally. -
The Mexican-American War lasted 2 years and was a very importnat aspect between mexico and the United States. Americans had success from this war and overall dominated. -
The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the Southern states from 1861-1865. The central cause for this war was slavery and central government power. Above all, the Northern states won the War. This war was known as the war amoungst brothers. -
The battle of Gettysburg is known as the turning point of the war and is known for its highest number of casualties in a single battle.The Union won this battle. -
After 246 years of slavery, the 13th Amendment was adopted which outlawed slavery.