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U.S constitution written
THis replaced the Articles Of Confederation and became the law of the united states it was written in philadelphia -
The louisiana purchase
Bought from france tbis land doubled the size of the U.S.... President thomas jefferson made the deal -
The war of 1812
AKA the second war for independence U.S degeated the British
Andrew Jackson emerged as a war hero by saving the city of new orleans -
The trail of tears
WHite settlers in georgia wanted cherokee lands.
President jackson sided with the whites and ordered the removal of the cherokee to oklahoma -
The mexican war
a sequel to the texas revolution this war featuted a 4 month conflict over mexicos notyhern territory the us got 1/4 its total current territory -
The civil war begins
when Abraham lincoln won the election of 1860 south carolina led many other southern states in seceeding from the union lincoln declared war to bring them back
