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John Adams was the First President to move into the White House. -
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Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory for 15 million dollars from France, doubling the Nation. -
Authorized by President Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out to map the North West United States along with Sacagawea, their Indian guide. -
The America Marines and Berbers fought the pirates at Tripoli
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Lewis and Clark built Fort Clatsop near the mouth of the Columbia -
Brilliant Noah Webster publishes the first America Dictionary
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The importation of Slaves is outlawed
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James Madison is elected as fourth President of the United States -
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky -
Tecumseh and his warriors are defeated by William Henry Harrison -
President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain
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British troops burned the White House causing President Madison to evacuate. The White House treasures are saved by Dolly Madison. -
Francis Scott Key pens the words to the Star-Spangled Banner during the bombardment of Fort McHenry -
A peace treaty is signed between the British and American governments at Ghent. -
General Andrew Jackson, unaware of the Treaty of Ghent leads his troops to the victory against the British troops at New Orleans
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Our fifth President was elected defeating Rufus King. -
Andrew Jackson and the Army invade Florida
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The first financial crisis leading to bank failures, foreclosures, and unemployment.
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Sponsored by Henry Clay, his legislation helped to temporarily solve the slavey crises. -
Florida is purchased from Spain -
President Monroe created a policy in which the United States would oppose any European interventions in the Americas
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Elected by the House of Representatives because the Electoral College did not have a majority, he was our sixth President -
Erie Canal opened cutting travel between Buffalo, New York, and New York City by a third. -
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die on the same die, one hour apart -
Slavery is legally abolished in New York
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The Baltimore and Ohio became the first passenger railroad -
South Carolina opposed the Tariff and began a process of a formal Nullification Campaign
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Andrew Jackson was elected to be our seventh President -
One of America's most famous poets is born -
Slave rebellion led by slave Nat Turner ends in the death of 57 white citizens; he was eventually hanged.
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The First Wagons crossed the Rocky Mountains -
The campaign to remove the Cherokee and other indigenous tribes from their homes and move them to the Oklahoma territory, is begun. Thousands die from exposure and want on this tragic trip. -
Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper -
P.T. Barnum starts his first circus in the United States -
Sam Houston takes command in the Battle of Gonzales and fights to secede from Mexico
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General Santa Anna besieges Fort Alamo for thirteen days before it falls and every defender is killed. -
Van Buren defeats William Henry Harrison -
A global economic crisis led to record unemployment
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Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph and the Morse Code system
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Van Buren is defeated by Whig, Harrison -
William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia leaving the presidency to his Vice President, Tyler. -
Polk defeats Henry Clay for president -
Elias Howe invents his sewing machine
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The first major conflict at Palo Alto under the command of Zachary Taylor
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Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in Colona, California starting the 1849 gold rush -
Hero of the Mexican War, Taylor is elected from the Whig party -
Elizabeth Blackwell is granted her degree -
To avert possible war over the issue of slavery in the territories Henry Clay introduces a compromise.
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After Zachary Taylor dies in office his vice president Fillmore is sworn in to office. -
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, it was defined by Lincoln as the book that started the Civil War -
Democrat, Franklin Pierce is elected -
A 29,640 square mile tract is purchased from Mexico to allow for a railroad
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Great black leader and educator is born. -
The only bachelor president is elected. -
Abolitionist John Brown tries to raid Harpers Ferry of arms to start a slave revolt. He is defeated and later hanged for treason.
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The first attempt at long-distance mail to California is started and continued for 18 months -
Running on an anti-slavery platform Lincoln is elected -
In Montgomery, Alabama a convention formed the Confederated States and elected Jefferson Davis president. -
The first conflict of the Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina for 34 hours before it fell. -
The first Battle at Manasses, Virginia, ended with victory for the Confederacy
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A turning point in the war, this battle turned the Confederate army south again, yet with terrible losses on both sides. Lincoln's Gettysburg address is one of the most beautiful speeches ever given. -
Decisive victory in the western theater won to General Grant at Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Defeating George McClellan
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General Sheridan successfully cut the Confederacy supply lines in his march across five states
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General Lee surrenders to U.S. Grant in Virginia ending the Civil War -
John Wilkes Booth enter Ford Theater and shoots Lincoln in the back of the head. -
The thirteenth amendment abolishes slavery
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Secretary of State, William Seward, purchased Alaskan territory for 7.2 million dollars
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Edison applies for his first patent, an electric vote recorder
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Becomes the 18th president -
The Golden Spike was driven into the tracks to mark the meeting of the railroad from East and West at Promontory Point, Utah. This linked California and the East. -
Giving blacks the right to vote, race would no longer be a factor in the voting process. The 15th amendment is ratified by the Secretary of State
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The great Chicago fire burned 1.2 million acres of land and killed 250 people, causing massive structural damage. -
Women's Christian Temperance Union started a movement against the sale of liquor
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Jesse and his brother Frank engage in their first successful train robbery
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Lt. Colonel George Custer led U.S troops against the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians and was routed completely, his forces almost entirely wiped out.