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Louisiana Purchase
The purchase of Louisiana from France started westward exploration by pioneers like Lewis and Clark. -
The War of 1812
The war of 1812 was between United states and the United Kingdom. -
Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay worked out the Missouri Compromise which allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. -
Monroe Doctrine
After winning the War of 1812, the U.S. wrote the Monroe Doctrine to warn Europeans not to try and colonize America. -
The Trail of Tears
The Native Americans were being forced to move from their ancestral homelands. -
Mexican American War Begins
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Comprimise of 1850
This overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the issue of slavery unsettled -
Fugitive Slave Act was Passed
This act required residents and governments of free states to capture and return escaped slaves to their owners. -
Civil War Begins
President Abraham Lincoln goes to war with the southern states that seceded from the Union. -
President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
While attending a play in Washington D.C, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Civil War Ends
After four years of conflict, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. -
Fourteenth Amendment
The 14 amendment made all former slaves U.S citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws.