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Welcome to the Union, Kentucky!
Kentucky was once part of Virginia. However, citizens wanted "independence". In 8 years (1784-92) 10 conventions were held to plan. In the final one, a constitution was created. On June 1st, 1792, Kentucky was welcomed into the Union as the 15th state, with Colonel Isaac Shelby as governor. -
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The Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson wanted more land in the USA. Then, in 1801, Spain gave Louisiana back to France. Louisiana is the hi-lited area in the picture. Jefferson worried that French settlers would block westward-moving pioneers. He sent officials to France to ask to sell Louisiana. The emperor of France, Napolean Bonaparte, agreed, because he wanted war against Britain. On April 30th, 1803, the deal was made final- $15 million for over 800,000 square miles. -
Bon Voyage Lewis and Clark!
Jefferson had this new land- but it was unexplored. There waa no Google Earth, so he sent Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, fellow army officers, to explore. They put together a crew of 40, the Corps of Discovery. In May 1840, they sailed away on the MO River from St. Louis, MO. -
Bloody Battle of New Orleans
War of 1812 general Jacksonhad been warned of a British attack on New Orleans.He decided to bombard the Brits at the river and pin them there. Jackson ended up calling off the attack, but spent most of 2 weeks planning, just like the Brits. On the river, the 1815 battle broke out. Jackson's army beat British general Pakenham's army, Many died, this saddened by the fact that the war had ended with a European treaty. -
Texas Gains Independence from Mexico!!
When Mexico gained independence from Spain, it gained control of Texas. Many Americans settled there, and to stop them, Mexicans raised taxes on Americans. de Santa Anna, the Mexican leader,sent troops to Texas and fighting broke out. Some supporters turned the Alamo into a fort. The Americans and Mexicans duked it out for 12 days, until March 6th, until Mexico won and most Americans had died.Texas then became an independent republic. -
Donner Party Tragedy
James Frasier Reed, the leader of this expedition, wanted fortune and health for his headache-prone wife in California. He got together fellow fortune-seekers, and the group totaled to 42, and left from Springfield, Illinois on April 16th, 1836. Later,George Donner became the new Donner Party leader. He decided to take a dangerous route, and many were killed,including oxen. (for food.) Dead humans were consumed during the winter because they were delayed from snow. -
William Henry Harrison Dies!
In January 1841, William Henry Harrison (Old Tippecanoe) was inaugrated as president number 9. People think his death was his brisk inaugration, but no. On March 26, Harrison developed a cold, which quickly turned into pneumonia and pleursy. All the doctor's efforts (leeches, oils,and snakeweed)hindered rather than helped, and after 9 days, he passed away. He was buried lated in North Bend, OH, and his fineral was in Cincinatti.Harrison had the shortest presidency. -
The Mexican Cessions Happen!
When the USA beat Mexico in the Mexican-American War, Mexico sold President Polk most of the missing land in the present day US (the yellow area), with just a portion of Arizona and New Mexico left. The States paid Mexico $15 million, the same price as Louisiana, for it. Five years later, in 1853, they sold the remaining land for the same price. -
The Compromise of 1850
California wanted to be a free US state. However, that would mean more states would be free, and less had slaves. (gasp.) So Henry Clay made a compromise in 1850. California would be free, but the Fugitive Slave Act was in place everywhere. This meant former slaves were denied rights to a trial by jury, and more officials enforced this law. Because of this, many slaves fled to Canada. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Western settlers wanted a Nebraska, but Southerners didn't because slavery would not be allowed, as it was north of the 36 degree 30` line. North of that line slavery was abolished. Stephen Douglas of Illionois did want Nebraska, so in 1854 he proposed that the citizens of Kansas and Nebraska could decide. The MO Compromise (the line) had prevented the Civil War for 34 years, and the KS-NB Act just denied it. How? In Kansas, fighting broke out. More trouble was definetly soon to come.
