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The House of Representatives determined who became president because there was a flaw in the system during the election between Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
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The territory of the United States is doubled in size because Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana Territory from France.
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The first American expedition to cross the western portion of the US.
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Fort Clatsop is built by members of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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They traveled along the Missouri River. This expedition is also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition.
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This Act stated that all exports from the United States were illegal.
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After Jefferson's term, Madison is elected as the fourth president.
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The United States declared war on Great Britain.
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British forces attack the White House.
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John Stephens is granted the first American railroad by the state of New Jersey.
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A peace treaty was signed between Britain and America, which ended the war.
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After James Madison's term was over, Monroe began his term.
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This stated that Europeans could no longer take control of any state.
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John Quincy Adams was the first president that was elected that was not a Founding Father.
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Before he was elected as President, Jackson served in both houses of Congress and became famous in the Army as a general.
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The goal of this trip that lasted six years was to remove Indians from their homes on the east coast.
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Event in the Texas Revolution.
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Mexico wins the Battle of the Alamo and Texan independence was not won.
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Founded the Democratic Party and he won the election because of the Democrats.
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A month after he began his term, he died in the office.
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John Tyler was Harrison's Vice President, so when he passed, Tyler became president.
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Member of the Democratic party who was a Speaker in the House of Representatives and the Governor of Tennessee before becoming president.
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This was an unarmed conflict between Mexico and America.
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United States wins this war because they captured Mexico City.
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Taylor was a national hero before his election.
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Taylor died in office, so Fillmore, his Vice President, took the title of President.
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A northwest Democrat who signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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Served prior to the Civil War.
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South Carolina seceded from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln.
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American lawyer and politician who was assassinated while in office.
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This act allowed applicants to acquire government land or public domain.
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After Lincoln was killed in office, his Vice President, Johnson, became president.
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The Senate passed this Amendment the day after the House of Representatives did.
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Grant played a major role in the victory over the Confederacy.
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Chicago caught on fire and burned for two days.
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This fire killed about 300 people and destroyed over 3 square miles of land and left 10,000 or more people without homes.
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On this day, the first transmission of sound through an electrical device occurred because of Alexander Graham Bell.
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Hayes also served as an American representative and lawyer and was the Ohio governor.
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Garfield was assassinated six months after he began his term.
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After Garfield's assassination, Vice President Arthur starts his term.
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Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president. The only president to ever serve two terms that were not consecutive.