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Jefferson Election
Thomas Jefferson is elected the 3rd President of the United States -
Louisiana Purchase
The size of the US is double with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon, costing about 15 million dollars. -
New Jersey Abolishes slavery
The final northern state to abolish slavery. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark begin their expedition to map the northwestern United States, beginning on St. Louis. -
War of 1812
The US goes to war with Britain due to their preventing American shipping to Europe and attempts to prevent American Westward Expansion. The star spangled banner was born during this primarily naval war. -
Missouri Compromis
Henry Clay sponsors the Missouri Compromise allowing Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Erie Canal
The Erie canal is completed in New York, paving the way for steamboat transportation. -
First Public Railroad System
The First Public Railroad system was established, enabling the transportation era to take off and further westward expansion and the industrial revolution. -
Mexican War
War with Mexico over the California and Texas Territories -
Gold Rush
Flooding of Americans to California in search of Gold and wealth. -
Lincoln Election
Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United Sates -
Southern Secession
Southern states band together and secede forming the confederate states -
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Civil War
America descends into a civil war over southern secession, slavery, and lack of states rights in the south. The North eventually wins and slavery is abolished. -
Lincoln Assassination
President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth while at a theatre in Washington DC. -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed, granting extended rights to African-Americans -
15th Amendment
Black Americans are given right to vote -
Spanish-American War
The War begins when the US battleship Maine is sunk in the Havana bay.
