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Farmers in Pennsylania rebelled over the new tax on whiskey George Washington personally went to quell the rebellion.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Missouri to explore the land west of the Mississippi.
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Thomas Jefferson ends the slave trade so that no "new" slaves can come to America from Africa.
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The U.S.A declared war on England over a number of issues, one of which was the impressment of U.S. sailors.
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The Santa Fe trail opens.
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Texas becomes an independent republic after defeating Mexico in the Texas Revolution.
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The Cherokee tribe was forced to leave their homeland in Georgia and go to Oklahoma. On in four died and it was called the Trail of Tears.
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The Oregon Trail starts up and many pioneers walk the trail or ride in a wagon as they head out west for a better life and cheap land.
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Texas becomes the 28th state in the United States. The current president at the time, James K. Polk, had a hand in this.
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The Mexican American War ends with a US victory. Mexico gives California, New Mexico, Arizona and other land to America.
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The Gold Rush begins after James Marshall discovered gold at his bosses mill. Word spreads quickly throughout the country.
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The Compromise of 1850 includes the Fugitive Slave Act, a law designed to assist in the recovery of runaway slaves, was passed.
