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President Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the U.S. after previously serving as vice president. -
Louisiana purchase
Jefferson buys the territory of Louisiana from the France for 15 million dollars. -
War of 1812
A conflict between the US and UK, prompted by restriction on the Us trade resulting from the British blockade of French and allied ports during the Napoleonic war. -
The treaty of Ghent
A peace treaty that ended the war of 1812 and took affect in 1815 but was signed in 1814. -
7th President- Andrew Jackson
Jackson would become the 7th president of the US from 1829 to 1837. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was signed into law by Andrew Jackson, it allowed the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of Mississippi River in exchange for settlement of their land. -
Texas Declaration of Independence
the formal declaration of independence from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. -
National Women's Right Convention
An annual series of meeting that increased the visibility of the early women's rights moment in the US. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, which allows message to be quickly sent over wire. -
Civil War
Fought between the northern stats, loyal to the union, and the southern stats, seceded to form the confederate stats of America. -
16th President- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln would become the 16th president and lead the US through the Civil wat. Served from 1861 to 1865. -
Vaccines
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Right Act gave equal rights to African Americans in jury duty and accommodation, is passed by Congress.
