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The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
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Thomas Jefferson ends the slave trade so that no new slaves can come to America from Africa.
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The Cherokee tribe was forced to leave their homeland in Georgia and go to Oklahoma. One in four died and was called the Trail of Tears.
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Texas becomes the 28th state of the union and the U.S. The current president during this time, Jerry K. Polk, had a part in this.
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The Gold Rush began after James Marshall discovered gold at his bosses mill. Word spreaded quickly and globally bringing in people from foreign countries like China and Europe.
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The Mexican War ends with a US victory. Mexico gives California, New Mexico, and Arizona and other lands to America.
