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U.S Constitution
This replaced the Articles of Confederation and became the law of the United States It was written in Philadelphia -
The Louisiana Purchase
Bought from France,this land doubled the size of the u.s . President Thomas Jefferson made the deal -
The War 1812
AKA The Second War of independence. U.S. defeated the British Andrew Jackson emerged as a war hero by saving the city of New Orleans -
The Trail of Tears
White settlers in Georgia wanted Cherokee laands. President Jackson sided with the whites & orederd the removal of the Cherokee ot Oklahoma. Many died -
The Mexican War
A sequel of the Texas Revolution,this war featured a 4month conflict over mexico's northern territory. The US got 1/4th its total current territory -
The Civil War Begins
When Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, South Carolina led many other sonthern states in seceeding from the Union. Lincoln declared war to bring them back
