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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased the 828,000 mile land west of the mississippi from the French. -
Begining of the war of 1812
The document that started the war against Britain was signed. -
Missouri Compromise
Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Santa Fe trail
The Santa Fe Trail was used in the 19th century through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. -
Mexican American War
Congress declered war on Mexico over the contrevresial topic of who owns Texas. -
California Gold Rush
On this day the Califorinian Gold Rush began to sweep over the nation causing people to head west.
