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President- Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson went into office as President -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark make their way through the Rockies and reach the Pacific -
President- James Madison
James Madison went into office as President -
War of 1812
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The Turks
The Turks recapture Belgrade and sell thousands of Serb women and children into slavery -
Treaty of Ghent
Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 -
President- James Monroe
James Monroe went into office as President -
Florida
Spain sells Florida to the USA for $5 million, in return for the waiving of any American claim to Texas -
President- John Quince Adams
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President- Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson went into office as President -
Alamo
Sam Houston destroys a Mexican army near the San Jacinto River, completing the seizure of Texas from Mexico. Alamo begins -
President- Martin Van Buren
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President- William Henry Harrison
Died 31 days into his term making him the first president to die in office. -
President- John Tyler
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President- James K. Polk
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Mexican-American War
President Polk sends a US army into Texas, provoking the Mexican-American War -
Gold Rush
Gold on the Sacramento River in California, and news of it launches the first gold rush -
President- Zachary Taylor
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President- Millard Fillmore
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Compromise of 1850
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President- Franklin Pierce
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President- James Buchanan
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Pony Express
Mail is carried by horse relay from Missouri to California, traveling 2000 miles in ten days in the service known as the Pony Express -
President- Abraham Lincoln
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President- Andrew Johnson
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President- Ulysses S. Grant