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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was
when the Americans bought the middle area of what is now the United States from the French.It was bought for 15,000,000 dollars. -
Lewis and Clark Journey
The Lewis and Clark expedition was the first
journey to cross the western part of the future US. It began in St. Louis and moved west, passing through the Continental Divide to reach the Pacific Ocean -
The Steamboat is Invented
Robert Fulton an American engineer created the first working steamboat. It was called the North River Steamboat of Claremont. -
The war of 1812
The war of 1812 was a conflict between the British and America. Where the British tried to reclaim their lost land. The war lasted for 3 years. One of the battles that took place during the the war was the Battle of New Orleans as shown above. -
The Burning of Washington
During the War of 1812 the British led by Major general Robert Ross claimed Washington and set fire to many public buildings including the White House. -
The Rush-Bagot Treaty
A treaty between the U.S and the British limiting naval activity on the the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. -
Panic of 1819
Was the first major peacetime financial crisis, which led to a Collapse in the American Economy. Announced the change from a commercially dependant country relying on Europe to a truly independent country. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
A decision in which the Supreme Court held that the power to control interstate business, which was granted to congress, also included the regulation of navigation. -
Indian Removal Act
An act that gave the president, at that time Andrew Jackson, power to negotiate with southern indian tribes for their relocation. From west of the Mississippi, back to their ancestral homelands. -
Force Removal of the Cherokee Nation
President Van Buren pushed the Cherokee Native American tribes out of the Southeastern United States, by the Trail of Tears. More than 4,000 Native Americans were killed.
