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The United State purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French.
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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat which revolutionized river transportation.
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The War of 1812, the U.S took on the navy of Great Britain because of British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s seizing of American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory.
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British troops burned Washington D.C.
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The treaty that ended the War of 1812.
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The Missouri compromise was signed into law. It admitted the district of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. The states of this territory would be free or slave depending upon whether they fell North or South of the parallel 36degree 30'North.
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This act was passed by Congress, limiting the term in civil servants to four years.
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This treaty was between the U.S. and the Choctaw Indians, the Choctaw ceded half their territory to Mississippi and agreed to be moved west into modern day Arkansas.
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This committee is now the Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate.
