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Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel at Weehawken, New Jersey
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Jefferson nominates James Monroe and William Pinckney as joint commissioners to Great Britain
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War of 1812 with Britain (15% sailors Black)
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British burn Capitol building in Washington
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The U.S. and Britian set the notheren bored of the Louisiana Purchase
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Spain Transfers Florida to the United States
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Monroe Doctrine is issued
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Texans fight Battle of the Alamo
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Jefferson dies shortly after 12 noon, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Slavery illegal in New York
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Congress passes Indian Removal Act
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Congress Passes Force Bill
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Abraham Lincoln elected to Illinois state legislature
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Florida becomes a state
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Congress declared war on mexico
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Union loses Second Battle of Bull Run
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Lincoln shot, dies next day.
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KKK members tried and convicted by federal courts in Mississippi. Grant suspends habeas corpus and declared martial law in 9 So. Carolina counties. Many Blacks elected to political office.