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US Constitution
The replaced the Articles of Confederation and became the law of the United States. It was written in Philadephia. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Bought from the 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. U.S. defeated the British. Andrew Jackson emerged as a war hero by saving the city of New Orleans. -
The Trail of Tears
White settlers of Geogria wanted Cherokee lands. President Jackson sided with the whites and ordered the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma. Many died. -
The Mexican war
A sequal to the Texas Revolution, this war feautured a 4 month conflict over Mexicos northern territory. The US got 1/4th its total current territory -
The Civil War begins
When Abraham Lincon won the electon of 1860, South Carolina led many other southern states in seceeding from the union. Lincoln decleared war to bring them back.
