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Bill of Rights
The American Rebels establish a constitution. They give their people fundamental rights. They set up a democracy. -
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Western Expansion
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Louisiana Purchase
The new United States government buys a massive chunk of land from France. It is extreamly cheap. It is also controversial.. -
Louis and Clark
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark are assigned to explore the land aquired in the Louisianna Purchase. They are to go down in histrory. They were assisted by Sacagewa. -
Florida Aquisition
The United States aquires Florida. They got it from Spain. This happened because we wanted to expand. -
Indian Removal Act
The United States passes a bill to move the Cherokee Nation. They did this disregaurding the wants of the Indians. This was done unfairly. -
Trail Of Tears
The Indian Removal act was inforced by the government. This was done even after the Supreme Court ruled the Indian removal act unconstitutional. The path the Cherokee followed was called the trail tears. -
Mexican American War
Mexico and the US go to war. This happened because the Unitded States wanted land occupied by Mexico. The US won. -
Transcontinental Railroad
