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Louisiana Purchase
The United States acquired a huge section of the Midwest from France. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
They were always writing something down in their journals to report back to the president. -
Gold found at Sutter's Mill in CA, starting the Gold Rush
Over a course of 7 years approximently 300 thousand people joined in on the gold rush. -
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Civil War
No surgeons who performed surgeries on the wounded soldiers washed their hands because to them it was all the same. -
Pacific Railway Act
It promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States. -
Homestead Act signed into law
The first man to take advantage of the "Homestead Act" was Daniel Freeman, a Union Army Scout. -
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Constuction of the Pacific Railway
Leland Stanford broke the ground in Sacremento beginning the long hard years of constructing the Union Pacific Railroad. -
Golden Spike completed the TCRR
The "Golden Spike" was driven into the ground by Leland Stanford.
