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U.S. buys Louisiana from France
Known as the largest real estate deal in American history -
Embargo Act
Nonviolence towards Britain and France to stop the molestation of the U.S. merchant ships. -
Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
The first steamboat is built -
Abraham Lincoln is born
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president -
War of 1812
The U.S. took on the greatest naval power in the world. -
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was made for trade -
The Market Revolution
Differences in the global trades -
The Democratic Party is founded
A new Political power -
The Telegraph
The telegraph was made by Samuel Morse and was used to carry news. -
The Republican Party is founded
A new political power -
A new president
Lincoln become America's 16th president -
Secession
The Deep South states start to secede from the Union starting with South Carolina -
The Civil War
The Civil War is America's deadliest war -
Battle of Shiloh
The deadliest battle with a clash -
Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the war. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was passed to abolish slavery. -
End of the Civil War
The Civil War ends after each of the Confederate States surrender one by one starting with Virginia