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1800
The U.S. capitol is moved to Washington D.C. and U.S. Congress meets their for the first time -
1803
The Louisiana Purchase -
1804
Lewis and Clark set out for their expedition -
1819
First major depression began -
1820
The Missouri Compromise -
1831
Nat Turner's Rebellion happened and became the most famous slave rebellion -
1837
John Deere invents the steel plow -
1848
Gold is discovered in California beginning the Gold Rush -
1849
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery and plays a key part in the Underground Railroad -
1867
The purchase of Alaska