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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washington, DC. -
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Louisiana Purchase: United States agrees to pay France
$15 million for the Louisiana Territory, which extends west from Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and comprises about 830,000 sq mi. As a result, the U.S nearly doubles in size -
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Jefferson's second inauguration -
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Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean -
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James Monroe becomes the fifth president -
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Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation, the first U.S. Constitution. -
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John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth president -
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as seventh president -
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February 24-March 06. Texan defenders of the Alamo are killed during siege by the Mexican Army -
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Texas declares its independence from Mexico -
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Martin van buren is inaugurated as the eight president -
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William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the ninth president -
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Jmes polk is inaugurated as the 11th president -
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Mexican War; U.S. declares war on Mexico in effort to gain California and other territory in Southwest -
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Abraham lincoln is elected president -
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Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president -
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Civil War; Conflict between the North (The Union) and the South (The Confederacy) over the expansion of slavery into western states -
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Battle of Gettysburg is fought. A battle between the Union and Confederate force as part as the Civil War -
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Battle of Gettysbrug -
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Lt.Col.George A. Custer's regiment is wiped out by Sioux Infians under Sitting Bull at the Little Big Horn River, Mont.
