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Samuel Slater and Moses Brown invent the spinning wheel, speeding up fabric production.
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Eli Whitney came up with the idea of interchangeable parts, making it easier to build machines like the rifles or the cotton gin.
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Moved to a central location, not to a state
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The US bought the large territory of Louisiana from the French
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first American expedition across the western part of the US
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Banned slavery in Louisiana north of 36* latitude
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A US doctrine that opposed European colonailism in the Americas
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built to connect the Hudson river with with Lake Erie
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American soldiers forced indians out of their homes and made them leave their land.
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Clipper ships had a narrow design which cut through water much faster than previous ships, making trade a lot quicker.
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a 2,170 mile wagon route that connected the MO river to valleys in oregon; very hard to travel on
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The US fought Mexico to acquire land stretching from Texas to the Pacific Ocean.
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Document signed after the Mexican Cession
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Gold was found in california by James W. Marshall. News spread, and soon lots of people traveled there in search of gold
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One fourth of southern citizens owned slaves