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In 1822, a trader made a new trail that led from Missouri to Santa Fe. -
In 1828, after losing the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson is elected President. -
In 1828, Andrew Jackson got inaugurated while 30,000 people watched. -
In 1828, the Tariff of Abomination was a bill that was signed that spread hatred and feelings of disgust -
In 1830, the U.S. signed a law that made the President negotiate with the Natives -
William Garrison wrote a newspaper calling for emancipation of all slaves. -
Louis Dwight created the first Asylum for the Mentally ill in Worchester. -
The economy crashed due to the Panic of 1837 -
John Quincy Adams argued that the declaration of independence should apply to everyone and called for everyone born after July 4, 1842 should be free. -
In 1844, Polk became president and started on territorial expansion. He supported the annexation of Texas. -
A disease called blight killed crops of potatoes. A famine broke out on crops making there be a shortage. -
The U.S and Great Britain signed a new treaty in 1846 for setting boundaries in Oregon County. -
President Polk called for war since Mexicans "invaded" them and a war started. -
In 1848, miners found gold in California and started the Gold Rush. -
In the 1850s, a new Party was created. The party was called the Know Nothing Party. The party opposed immigration.