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20 Years after the American Revolution they earned 7 territories until 1853.

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(1783) The first state was added to the union which was Delaware on December 7.

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In 1803 Westward expansion started which quickly made America buy the Louisiana purchase, this started because of the population in the east.

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In 1800 France controlled the Center of the U.S. for 63 years, after the 63 years they lost ownership until 1800 when France took Leadership once again, Thomas Jefferson buys land in 1803 for $15 Million.

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(1805) Thomas Jefferson sent out Lewis And Clark to explore west of the Mississippi river at first they were in the Louisiana purchases area but they kept going more west, they went from St. Louis to California (Pacific Ocean) [They were making a map along the way] and in 1806 they returned.

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In 1818 U.S. and Britain agreed to split ownership until 1843 when U.S. took southern land in 1846.

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In 1818 Florida was controlled by the Spanish  In was (1812) Jackson captured 2 Spanish forts, America bought Land from them for $5 Million.

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Missouri compromised to attempt to settle the spread of slavery by adding Missouri as a slave state while Maine was added as a free state.

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In 1831 There was a Compromise but that lead to worse things making a lot of people killed.

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In 1836 Anti-Slavery Petitions were sent out but D.C. decided to avoid the petition.

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In 1822 Mexico owned the Texas Territory when America wanted to buy the land but Mexico refused, (1846) America tried to capture the land which caused a war to break out U.S. against Mexico, America won the war and captured the territory.

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(1850) In the beginning trying to end slavery was a problem, causing a civil war and when it ended the states started to break up.

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In 1850 California officially became a state without ever being a territory.

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(1853) U.S. Wanted to make a railroad system from New Orleans to California but in order to do that they needed a small strip of land o connect the rail road system so Congress negotiated with Mexico to buy a small strip of land for $10 Million.

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On May 30 1854 Nebraska was heard for the first time as the Nebraska territory.

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The senator in Illinois proposed that Nebraska and Kansas would be in the Louisiana purchase and those states prohibited slavery since they were above the line, Bleeding Kansas was an event that caused a civil war.

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The act helped with the Missouri Compromise, also made 2 territories and allowed slavery, Also broke up states.

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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected and was president for 4 years but this election lead to major events and problems.

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On January 29 1861, 7 years after the Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas was added to the union as a free state.

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On April 12 1861 the Civil war started some thing that caused it was the Northern and Southern line, Bleeding Kansas, and Abraham Lincoln being elected.

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On March 1st 1867, 6 years after Kansas was added as a free state and 16 years after the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Nebraska was finally added to the union.

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In 1890 America Declared to settle Slavery and end to Westward Expansion since by 1890 a lot of cities, states, and land was already acquired having a high population so that was the end of the Journey.