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Frontier
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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson sends James Monroe to purchase almost a million square miles from France, effectively doubling the size of the United States at the time. -
22 states in Union
Alabama, the 22nd state enters the Union, bringing both the total number of slave states and free states to 11. -
Winter Scene in Brooklyn
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Slavery Outlawed in New York
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End of Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War end with the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. From the treaty, the US gains much of the current Southwest. -
Kindred Sprits
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Backwoods of America
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Transcontinental Railroad
The last spike of the first Transcontinental Railroad is driven in Promontory Summit, UT.
