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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson purchased approximately 827,000 square miles of land from the French. -
War of 1812
War involving the United States and Great Britain. The British attempted to restrict trade for Americans. -
The Monroe Doctrine
The three main concepts of the doctrine—separate spheres of influence for the Americas and Europe, non-colonization, and non-intervention -
Trails of Tears 1830-1840
The forced relocation during the 1830s of Indigenous peoples of the Southeast region of the United States to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Manifest Destiny 1812-1867
Territorial expansion of The United States. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman began her work with the Underground Railroad. This was a network of antislavery activists who helped African slaves escape from the South. -
Compromise Of 1850
Henry Clay made this compromise, which stated any state below the 36 degree 30' parallel would be a slave state. Any state above the line would become a free state. -
The Civil War April 12th,1861- May 10th, 1865
War fought between the North and the South. The cause of the war was whether to abolish slavery or keep it. North wanted to abolish, and South wanted to keep it. -
Lee Surrenders
General Robert E.Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House. He fought for the South but later surrendered because he would not fight against his people who were the Northerners. -
Reconstruction Era 1865-1877
After the Civil War, Congress passed three constitutional amendments that permanently abolished slavery, defined birthright citizenship and guaranteed due process and equal protection under the law, and granted all males the ability to vote by prohibiting voter discrimination based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.