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Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
Louisaiana Puchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. -
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Lewis And Clark Expidition
After the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was made, Jefferson initiated an exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the "great rock mountains" in the West. -
Florida Becomes U.S. State
In 1819, Spain and the United States signed a treaty that
made Florida a U.S. territory. Andrew Jackson became
Florida’s governor. Jackson divided Florida into two
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Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The law authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. -
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Trail of Tears
As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.
