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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased some land that was on the Western half of the Mississippi river that was from France but was sold to the United States. -
War of 1812
The was a war between the United States and Great Britain known as the second war of independence. At the end of the war, the two were at a draw and came to an agreement to be ratified with the Treaty of Ghent. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
This admitted Missouri as a slave state and kept Main as a non-slave state. This was put in order to not upset the balance in between the states in the nation, -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad allowed some African Americans and Whites to offer shelter along with aiding people who were slaves away from the south and towards the north the best that they could. -
Texas Declaration of Independence
Many Mexicans and Americans did not like the way that Santa Anna kept on declaring rules. So they decided to declare Texas an independent state -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the war between the United States and Mexico. This allowed America to gain many more states to its country and only letting get Mexico get 55% of its country back. -
Compromise of 1850
During this compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was made to be stricter. Along with the slave trades being abolished in Washington D.C. And this also allowed California to enter the union as a free state. -
Civil War
The Civil War was a fight between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. This fight began over the disagreement over slavery. This war ended in 1865 with the outcome of abolishing slavery. -
15th Amendment
This amendment was a huge win for the African American community which granted the African American males their right to vote. -
Civil Rights Act
The civil rights act was supposed to end the segregation that African Americans faced anywhere in most public areas. However, this law was deemed unconstitutional in 1883.
