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Capital
US capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. -
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the Third President of the United States -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson purchases the land from France for $15 million which doubles the size of the US -
War of 1812
U.S. declares war on Britain -
Treaty of Ghent
The signing of the treaty marks the end of the war -
Texas
US annexes Texas -
Lincoln
Lincoln is elected president -
Secession
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede -
Fort Sumter
Confederates attack Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War -
Gettysburg
Thousands of men die at the bloodiest battle of the Civil War -
Lee Surrenders
Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse -
Telephone Line
The first telephone line is built