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Thomas Jefferson is elected president
Thomas Jefferson is elected president in 1800 over Adams -
Louisianan Purchase
united states paid 15million to gain west of the Mississippi river to the rocky mountains -
Lewis and Clark set out
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the unknown territories of the Louisiana purchase -
War of 1812
U.S declared war on britian over British interference with american shipping and interference with westward expantion -
Florida
Spanish minister do Luis onus and U.S secretariat of state John Adams came together to sign the doc that would transfer control of Florida to the U.S -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe gave a speech saying the U.S would step in so European powers did not interfere with western expansion in the western hemisphere -
California Gold Rush
Gold is discovered in California thousands of Americans move to California in search of riches -
Abraham Lincoln is elected
Abraham Lincoln elected president of the U.S soon would turn into civil war -
Civil War
conflict between north and south over slavery into westward states -
First Transcontinental RR
The U.S first transcontinental Rail rode was complete on the day it was completed the presidents of the union pacific and central pacific meet in promontory Utah