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First ten amendments, or Bill of Rights is added to U.S. Constitution
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U.S. population is 5.3 million
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President Thomas Jefferson negotiates Louisiana Purchase from France, more than doubling U.S. Territory.
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In War of 1812, British burn much of Washington, D.C.
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Simon Bolivar, South American independence leader, becomes Gran Colombia's first president
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Liberia is founded on West Coast of Africa as a settlement for freed U.S. slaves
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Erie Canal is opened, connection Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean
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A secret system, for helping fugitive slaves reach safety.
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Queen Victoria is crowned Queen of England
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U.S. Army pushes Cherokees out of Georgia on long Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.
