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The 1800's

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
  • United States Capital Moved

    United States Capital Moved
    The United States capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The Americans purchases 828,000 square miles for just a mere 15 million dollars.
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark
    Lewis and Clark set out on a journey westward to explore the new American Territory
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    This was a war fought between the UK and the US over maritime rights
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    The Monroe Doctrine stated that the British Empire could not take control over any more land on American Soil
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    President Andrew Jackson orders the Indian Removal Act
  • Texas Declares Independence

    Texas Declares Independence
    Texas declares its independence from Mexico, because they didn't stand a chance against real Texans
  • Texas Joins United States

    Texas Joins United States
    Texas decided to join the United States because they would be weak without us
  • Doc Holiday

    Doc Holiday
    Doc Holiday, the most famous western gunfighter, is born
  • Freeing the Slaves

    Freeing the Slaves
    Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all of the slaves in the country
  • Civil War begins

    Civil War begins
    The American Civil War begins at the battle of Fort Sumter when Confederate soldiers fire upon the Union base
  • Abraham Lincoln Killed

    Abraham Lincoln Killed
    Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, he later dies from his injuries