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Washington D.C., the U.S. Capital named for George Washington.
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The Louisiana Purchase, which included the Mississippi River and New Orleans, would become known as the Louisiana Territory.
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At the Battle of Tippecanoe, Shawnee leader Tecumseh was defeated by General William Henry Harrison.
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The War of 1812 Fort Miggs was defended by General Harrison and the White House was burned.
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In the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the Spangled banner during the siege of Fort McHenry.
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In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans was won by Andrew Jackson after the Ghent Treaty had ended the war.
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The Mexican American War, begun by President John K. Polk, was fought to bring Texas into the union and to promote slavery and Manifest Destiny.
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California Gold Rush would lead tens of thousands of 49ers, to look for gold near San Francisco.
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The Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery during the Civil War, was written by Abe Lincoln, to rally the support of abolitionists.
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During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln gave his immortal Gettysburg Address.
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Abraham Lincoln wanted to let the south back into Union easily, but the Abraham Lincoln assassination by John Wilkes Booth would lead to a harsh Reconstruction.
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Appomattox, ending the civil war, brought together Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and Union General U.S. Grant.
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Susan B. Anthony, a leader of women's rights and civil rights, was helped by long time friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton.