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Thomas Jefferson becomes President
Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the United States -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson Purchased from France, doubling the size of the country -
Burning of the White house
The White House is burned down by the British. -
The Missouri Compromise
Makes Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state to satisfy the needs of both the Confederacy and the Union. -
Battle of the Alamo
A hard-fought battle between Texas and Mexico -
The Compromise of 1850
Dealt with the issue of what states are slave states and which states arent when expanding westward. -
Civil war starts
A war between the north and the south -
Civil war ends
A war between the North and the South -
Lincoln Assassinated
Killed in a theatre -
Ulysses S Grant Becomes President
Becomes the 18th president of the United States. A Civil war hero