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Early 19th Century
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal made by Thomas Jefferson. He bought 827,000 square acres of land from napoleon. He bought all this for just 15 million dollars. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
After the Louisiana purchase Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis to explore the purchase. Lewis brought William Clark and other men. They made it to the west coast and returned with many discovery that benefited the scientific feild -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a war between the the British and the U.S.
Tension was caused by the British impressment of U.S. sailors.
The War started when the British fired apon the U.S. ship, the 'Chesapeak". -
Burning of the White House
The British invaded Washington D.C. on this date, and burned down the white house. They also ransacked the city. They did all this in retaliation for american invasions of canada. -
Birth of Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a women rights movement leader. She lead the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was a Quaker so she believed that all men and woman were equal. -
Harriet Tubman Born
Harriet Tubman was a slave that ran away to freedom. She later returned to help others to freedom along the underground railroad. She helped free hundreds of slaves, and she never lost a single person back to slavery. -
The Corrupt Bargain
In the 1824 election John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson tied in the electoral college. They then went to the house of representatives. Henry Clay, the speaker for the house of representatives, told the representatives to vote for Adams, and so Adams made Clay the secretary of state. -
The California Gold Rush
During this time over 300,000 people moved west to California. They all hoped to get rich quick by mining gold. The real people that got rich were the people selling the miners their equipment.
