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