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The louisiana purchase is made between the us and france, this land acquisition almost doubles the United States size
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With the new land someone had to explore it and who better to than Lewis and Clark
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It was fought between the young United States and Great Britain for several reasons including trade restrictions brought about by the British war with France, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy
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war breaks out when texas tries to gain independence from Mexico
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When the us annexed Texas Mexico is outraged and war breaks out again
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gold si found by men working on sutters mill, newss spreads quickly and by 1849 more than 80,000 people move to californnia
