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Thomas Jefferson brokers Louisiana Purchase
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United States at war with Great Britain
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Bank Panic leads to Depression
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Cyrus McCormick invents mechanical reaper; Mohawk and Hudson Railroad begins service
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Samuel Morse first demonstrates the telegraph
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California Gold Rush begins
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Disquisition on Government is published
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Acts encourage westward migration; Dakota War fought
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Battle of Little Bighorn fought
