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The U.S. bought 15 million dollars of land in the Louisiana area which almost doubles the size of America. Total land was around 830,000 square miles.
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America declares war against Great Britain to seize the British stopping American expansion.
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This was a treaty that ended the war of 1812
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after two elections of James Madison as president, James Monroe gets elected.
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This was a compromise attempted to maintain a balance between free states and slave states in America.
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This was a declaration that cut off any European exploration in American lands.
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after two elections of James Monroe being president, John Quincy Adams gets elected for president.
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after two elections of James Monroe being president, John Quincy Adams gets elected for president.
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The construction of the railroad from Baltimore is started.
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Texas is defeated by the Mexican Army but then, later on, wins the battle and takes the victory.
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Texas is defeated by the Mexican Army but then, later on, wins the battle and takes the victory.
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Harrison dies shortly after his election and is replaced by his vice president, John Tyler.
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John O'Sullivan coins the term, Manifest Destiny, meaning that American expansion was destined to happen
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America declares war on Mexico to attain Californian along with other lands. America wins and Mexico hands over the land for 15 million dollars.
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gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill property and heightened its popularity.
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Confederate states break away from the union and start the civil war.
(and a lot of other factors that encouraged the war) -
a famous war in the civil war that was one of the bloodiest
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The civil war ends and peace fills the land
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