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Election of 1796
At the election of 1796, John Adams won Thomas Jefferson on the election of president. It is an important political event because Adams's political party Federalists won Jefferson's party Democratic-republican. -
Election of 1800/ Revolution of 1800
The Election of 1800 represents a significant change of political parties. In this election. Thomas Jefferson won John Adams and became the president of America successfully. Jefferson's party, Democratic-republican, influences the political party today. -
Lousiana Purchase
France gave up the plan of building an empire in North America and sold Lousiana to America with a price of 15 million dollars. America almost doubled its territory. Although this purchase was once considered unconstitutional, it protected the trade to New Orleans and free passages on Mississippi River. -
Embargo Act of 1807
During the war of Britain and Franch, both of the nations seized American men and goods. To claim American's neutrality and also to revenege two nations' repressments, Thomas Jefferson established the Embargo Act of 1807, but it harmed the benefit of merchants. -
Florida Cession
Spain ceded Florida to United States in the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819. This expansion of United States was considered as a victory on diplomacy. Also, it settled disputes between United States and Spain. -
The Second Great Awakening -- Society
The Second Great Awakening was a protestant revive movement during 1790 and 1840. Its members increades rapidly in 1820s, forming a improvement on society. People purified their minds by listening to religion stories. -
The Indian Removal Act -- Society
The president Andrew Jackson negotiated with Native Indians for their removal to west. Cherokee Nation and many Americans opposed this act, but U.S troops still drove Cherokees into camps to await the journey west. United States finally separated itself with Native Americans by an immoral way. -
The California Gold Rush -- Society
A carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold in California, then thousands of people went to pan for gold. Overland migration to California rose from 400 in 1848 to 44,000 in 1850. The rest of world caught the fever as well; Asian, South American, and Irish Greek all went to California. -
Mexican Cession
Mexico ceded the Southern North America to United States because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This expansion became an essential cause of Civil War latter, but the states in the region prospered.
