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a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
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was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803.
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was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.
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Twhen Dutch colonists imported African slaves for labor to develop their colony of New Netherland.
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After the Revolutionary war, lots of northern states rapidly passed laws to abolish slavery, but New Jersey did not abolish it until later 1804
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that steamboat took passengers from New York City to Albany and back again, a round trip of 300 miles
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lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports.
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was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies
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Ended with the signing of the treaty of Ghent
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the title generally attached to the legislation passed by the 16th United States Congress
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Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
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After more than two years of digging, the 425-mile Erie Canal was opened