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U.S. Capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington
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Thomas Jefferson is elected as third president
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Luisiana Purchase
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. -
Jeffersons second Election
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James Madison gets elected as President
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James Madison gets elected as President
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War of 1812
America declares war against Great Britain to seize the British stopping American expansion. -
Treaty of Ghent
This was a treaty that ended the war of 1812 -
James Monroe gets elected as president
after two elections of James Madison as president, James Monroe gets elected. -
Missouri Compromise
This was a compromise attempted to maintain a balance between free states and slave states in America. -
Monroe Doctrine
This was a declaration that cut off any European exploration in American lands. -
John Quincy Adams gets elected as president
after two elections of James Monroe being president, John Quincy Adams gets elected for president. -
John Quincy Adams gets elected as president
after two elections of James Monroe being president, John Quincy Adams gets elected for president. -
First Public Railroad
The construction of the railroad from Baltimore is started. -
Andrew Jackson gets elected as president
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Andrew Jackson gets elected as president
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Texas Declares Independence from Mexico
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The Alamo
Texas is defeated by the Mexican Army but then, later on, wins the battle and takes the victory. -
The Alamo
Texas is defeated by the Mexican Army but then, later on, wins the battle and takes the victory. -
Martin Van Buren gets elected as president.
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William Henry Harrison gets elected as president
Harrison dies shortly after his election and is replaced by his vice president, John Tyler. -
America adds on Texas by decision of Congress
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Manifest Destiny
John O'Sullivan coins the term, Manifest Destiny, meaning that American expansion was destined to happen -
Mexican War
America declares war on Mexico to attain Californian along with other lands. America wins and Mexico hands over the land for 15 million dollars. -
Gold Rush
gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill property and heightened its popularity. -
Zachery Taylor gets elected as president
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Abraham Lincoln is elected as president
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Civil War Begins
Confederate states break away from the union and start the civil war.
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Battle of Gettysburg
a famous war in the civil war that was one of the bloodiest -
Abraham Signs The Gettysburg Address
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Slavery is Casted out of America and Becomes Illegal
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Civil War Ends
The civil war ends and peace fills the land -
Abraham Lincoln gets Assasinated