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Louisiana Purchase
Land deal with France, that doubled the size of the United States, and cost $15 million. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
United States expedition across new Louisiana Purchase land. -
War of 1812
War against Great Britain and the United States, caused by U.S need to expand territory. -
Monroe Doctrine
Document which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere made by James Monroe. -
Andrew Jackson becomes President
Andrew Jackson becomes the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. -
Texas joins the Union
Texas joined the United States. -
Mexican-American War
War between the United States and Mexico, due to Texas annexation which Mex. claimed as its territory. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Act that made slaves return to their owners, no matter if their state was free. -
Civil War
War between the United States and the Confederacy, started over state of slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Proclamation that ordered all slaves living in states be free issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.