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Louisiana Purchase
Made the United States a lot bigger for very cheap and it helped a lot in the future with the river -
Battle of Waterloo
Very bloody battle and dentists ran on field once it was over to collect teeth for dentures and it ended Napoleon giving settlers a chance against British with French later on -
Texas Joins Union
Being the 28th state in the United States and biggest at the time -
Uncle Toms Cabin Published
Changed views on a life of a colored and brought light to the sad reality -
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Civil War
Fight between North and South being really bloody and divided terribly -
Abraham Lincoln Assasinated
Surprised the country and made him a hero in the future -
Alaska Purchased
Bought from Russia it made it later brought oil boom -
Congress adopts 15th Amendment
Gave African Americans the right to vote -
Great Chicago Fire
Destroyed city and brought unity in community when rebuilding -
First Practical Telephone
Industrialized communication and forms of speech around the world