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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson makes a multi-million dollar purchase, and send Lewis and Clarke to go explore the new land. -
War of 1812
The US declares a second war on Britian for it's interference with trading in Europe -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th Preseident in 1861 -
Civil War Begins
The Civil War- A fight between the North and South over slavery- began on April 12, 1861, and ended on April 9, 1865 -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address in 1863. (“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.") -
Civil War Ends
The Civil War- A fight between the North and South over slavery- began on April 12, 1861, and ended on April 9, 1865 -
Abraham Lincoln Death
Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth -
Barbed Wire
Lucien Smith created the first batch of barbed wire -
Type-Writer
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first practical typewriter, and introduced the same layout of key boards that is used to this day. -
First Railroad System
The first Railroad system was completed in 1869. It's completion marked easier and faster travel for Americans.