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US Constituton Written
The replacedd the Articls of Confederation and become the law of the United States. If was writte in Philadelphia -
The Louisiana Purchase
Brought from France, this land doubled the size of the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson made the deal -
The War of 1812
AKA The Second War for independence. US. defeated the British. Andrew Jackson emerged as a war hero by saving the of New Orealns -
The Trails of Tears
White settlers in Georgia wanted Cherokee lands. President JAckson sided with the whites & ordered the removal of the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma. Many died -
The Mexican War
A sequel to the Texas Revilution, this war featureda 4 month conflict over Mexico northern territory. The US got 1/4 its total current territory -
The Civil War Begin
When Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, South Carolina led many other southern stats in speeding from the states in speeding from the Union. LIncoln declared war to bring them back
