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The Supreme Court declares its right to rule an act by the Congress as unconstitutional.
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The U.S. purchases the Louisiana territory for 15 million from France.
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Lewis and Clark set out to explore the West and find a way to the Pacific Ocean.
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Fulton established a service on the Hudson river. Soon after, the Mississippi and Ohio rivers were filled with Steamboats.
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The U.S. issues a declaration of war against the British over infractions on the Treaty of Paris and the impressment of U.S. sailors.
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The British set Washington D.C. ablaze as part of their military advancement through America.
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The War of 1812 ends, though the Battle of New Orleans is fought and won afterwards.
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The U.S. expands its borders by annexing Florida.
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In an effort to maintain a balance between slave and free states, the Missouri compromise is struck and Maine and Missouri are both added to the Union.
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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company is founded and started creating railroads across the Nation.
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Calhoun creates the doctrine of nullification in a response to southern requests to the Tarif of 1828.
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A massive run on banks due to the Specie Circular order.
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The Whigs were created in opposition to Andrew Jackson and rose to power after the Panic.
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A Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled the Unions were legal.
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Samuel Morse convinces congress to fund a telegraph line from Washington D.C. to Baltimore.
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James K. Polk annexed Texas after a war with Mexico to do so.
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Congress passes the Kansa-Nebraska act and repeals the Missouri compromise.
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Lincoln's election causes South Carolina to secede and starts the secession of states.
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South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana form a new government
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The Civil war begins with Confederates attacking Fort Sumter.
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Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox courthouse.
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Slavery is prohibited in the United States.
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Blacks now have the Right to vote.