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The Louisiana territory was purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson for $15 million. It is regarded as the largest purchase of land in American History at 827,000 square miles.
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were tasked with exploring the territory west of the Missouri River. Their expedition resulted in the creation of the Oregon trail and the eventual claim of the Oregon Territory for the Unites States.
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American interests as a neutral traders between Britain and her European enemies along with bitterness from the American Revolution sparked tensions and escalated to war in 1812. It ended in 1815.
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The first telegraph was sent by Samuel Morse who also helped develop Morse Code. The Telegraph made it possible to communicate at long distances.
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John O'Sullivan declares that it is America's divine right to expand and rescue the world with its system of democracy.
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Led to a deal between northern and southern states where it required northern states to participate in the capture and return of escaped slaves from southern states.
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War between the Union and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union, primarily over the issue of slavery.
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Under President Lincoln, all enslaved people held in Southern states were now free individuals
