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moving of the capital
the u.s. capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC -
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Jefferson's Presidency
Thomas Jefferson was the third U.S. President -
Louisiana purchase
America bought 800,000 square miles from France for around $15,000,000 -
lewis and clark expedition
lewis and clark trek through the newly bought territory -
Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific ocean
after nearly a year they finally reach the other end of the continent -
Madison is president
James Madison becomes the fourth U.S. President -
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war of 1812
a war between America and England, over England taking Americans for solders -
the British capture DC
while in control of the capital they burn down the white house -
Monroe is President
James Monroe becomes the fifth President -
Florida is ceded to the U.S.
Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States -
Adams is President
John Quincy Adams becomes the sixth President -
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
the first Public railroad in the U.S. -
Jackson is President
Andrew Jackson becomes the seventh President -
Indian removal act
this act allows the removal of Indians from the eastern parts of America to the west -
independence of Texas
Texas declares its independence from Mexico -
Burer is President
Martin Van Buren becomes the eighth President -
Harrison is President
William Henry Harrison becomes the ninth President -
Harrison dies
one month into his presidency Harrison dies and vice president John Tyler takes over -
Polk is President
James Polk becomes the eleventh President -
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Mexican War
a war between America and Mexico over the south west territories of North America -
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california Gold Rush
after gold was found in California hundreds of people rushed down trying to claim it -
Taylor is President
Zachary Taylor becomes the twelfth President -
Taylor dies
after the death Taylor vice president Millard Fillmore takes the role as President -
Pierce is President
Franklin Pierce becomes the fourteenth President -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
establishes Kansas and Nebraska -
Buchanan is President
James Buchanan becomes the 15th President -
Lincoln is elected President
Abraham Lincoln Becomes the 16th President -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina secedes from the U.S. over the differing opinions on slavery -
southern states secede
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede -
confederate states of America form
the states that seceded form into their own union, lead by Jefferson Davis -
more states secede
Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee secede -
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Civil War
the southern and northern states fight over the expansion of slavery into the rest of the American states -
battle of Gettysburg
one of the biggest fights in the Civil war -
Lincoln is killed
Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
new amendment
a new amendment that prohibits slavery -
Alaska is Purchased
U.S. acquires Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million -
Grant is President
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the 18th President -
new amendment
this amendment gave blacks the right to vote -
battle at the Little Big Horn River
Lt. Col. George A. Custer's regiment is wiped out by Sioux Indians under Sitting Bull at the Little Big Horn River, Mont.