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Federal Government Moves to Washington, D.C.
The Federal Government was ordered to move to Washington, D.C., which was the nation's new capital. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was the purchase of the territory of Louisiana bought by the US from France. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was President Thomas Jefferson ’s nonviolent resistance to British and French disturbance of U.S. merchant ships that were carrying, or were suspected of carrying, any war materials to European aggressors during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the US and the UK that was brought on by restrictions on US trade that resulted from the British blockade of French and allied ports during the Napoleonic Wars. It finally came to an end when a treaty was formed that gave back all conquered territories to their rightful owners before the initial outbreak of war. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty was a negotiation that was between the United States and Spain, signed in 1819, and formed the south border of the Louisiana Purchase. One part of the agreement was that the United States received the territory of present-day Florida. -
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Cherokee Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians because Western-White Americans feared and resented them. -
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was brief rebellion headed by a Sauk leader named Black Hawk. -
Texas Declares Annexation
In 1845 Annexation was approved by the Texas and U.S. congresses, and the authority was transferred from the republic to the state of Texas in 1846. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line that was built between 1863 and 1869 that connected the eastern U.S. rail network which was at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. -
Continued Reconstruction Following the Civil War
This decade was a time of continued reconstruction after the terrible destruction of the war. It was also a time that expansion continued across the Midwest to the coastlines. -
First Successful Call
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful call on a telephone.
