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Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the U.S. and the first Republican to hold this office -
Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court in enacts the idea of Judicial Review -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark begin their expedition to the Pacific Ocean -
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War of 1812
The first war that the U.S. fights as a country -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise eases tension between the free North and the slave South -
Andrew Jackson Becomes President
The hero of New Orleans starts his controversial presidency -
Indian Removal Act
The beginning of the removal of Indians and cause of the Trail of Tears -
Battle of the Alamo
The battle for the Alamo begins -
James Marshal Finds Gold
Sutter's findings of gold led to the California Gold Rush in 1849 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes the infamous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about slavery -
Lincoln Elected and South Carolina Secedes
The Election the Lincoln caused many states to secede to the Confederacy -
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The U.S. Civil War
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Lincoln Assinated
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
