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An Emerging Nation
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Declaration of Independence
United States expressed its will as a country on paper. This boosted the soldiers morale which led them to eventually win the war. -
Washington Elected As 1st President
The constitution is officially in effect, and Washington elected to be the first person to excercise the powers of the Executive branch -
Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson elected as the 3rd President of the United States. First Democratic-Republican representative elected for office. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S governmentpurhcase the Midwest region from France in 1803. This almost doubled the size of the country. -
War of 1812
The war between The United States and Great Britain over The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809. The most important consquences of this war are the elimition of the Federalist party and the respect of other nations. -
Florida Cession
John Adams sighed the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain. The treaty included the South-eastern state of Florida -
Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay came up with a compromise for slavery. In this compromise, every state south of the 36*30' line was decide to be a slave state, and every state north of that became a free state -
William Loyd Garrison's Article Published on The Liberator
Frederick Douglas, a freed slave, told his life story as a slave to a newspaper company. This article got published and read by millions of people, and started the abolitionism movement. -
Gadsen Purchase
The U.S government purchased the Southern part of present day Arizona and New Mexico from the Mexican Government. This is the last expansion of the continental United States -
Civil War Begins
The central government is on the brink of abolishing slavery, which provoked the Southern States declare a cession to keep their power and slaves. This caused an armed conflict between the southern and northern states that had an enormous empact on the United States of America
