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it was the discoson over slavery.

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Title: The Three-Fifths Compromise: History and Significance

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Fugitive Slave Acts was a thing that provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.

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in  1803 the Louisiana Purchase was bought from the french for 15 million dollars and it contanded 828,000 square miles of land.

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corps of discovery lewis and clark (1805)

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corps of discovery lewis and clark (1805)

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in 1805 lewis and clark went on a expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase, and establish trade and U.S. sovereignty over the native peoples along the Missouri River.

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Title: Lewis and Clark + Corps Of Discovery – Travelers’ Rest Connection

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The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves(1807)

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The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves(1807)

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The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves is a United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States.

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Title: The British Slave Trade Act is Passed - African American Registry

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The Spanish Cession Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.

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In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas Nebraska Act

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Great Migration via the Oregon Trail(1843)

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Great Migration via the Oregon Trail(1843)

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In 1843, close to 1,000 people joined together to traverse the Oregon Trail via a wagon train, a feat that required going over the treacherous Rocky Mountains. They began in Independence, Missouri and made it all the way to Oregon Country, which still belonged to England. Their approximately 2,000-mile journey was a success,

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Texas officially became a state in 1845. In 1844, the Republic of Texas entered into a Treaty of Annexation with the United States, laying the groundwork for statehood. In 1845, Congress passed a joint resolution in favor of annexing Texas, which was approved by voters in the then-republic, now state.

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Fleeing violence and religious persecution, the Mormons left their settlement in Illinois and headed west in search of a new homeland. Under the leadership of Brigham Young, they traversed more than 1,300 miles west through the wilderness Seeking an isolated place to call home, they opted to stop in the Great Salt Lake Valley, which they decided would be their promised land. By the end of the year, around 2,000 Mormons had settled in the area.

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Title: Why the Mormons Settled in Utah - HISTORY

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Gold was discovered in Northern California, spurring thousands of people to find their way to the west coast in search of riches. Prior to the gold rush, fewer than 1,000 people lived in California. So many people flocked to the area that there were around 100,000 people there by the time 1849 drew to a close. The gold rush continued, peaking in 1852 then declining until it ended in 1857.

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The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican American War and congressional debate over the territories continued.

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California officially became a state in 1850, just two years after being ceded to the United States by Mexico via the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Unlike other states in the west, California was granted statehood without first having been a territory.

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Title: California Admission Day September 9, 1850

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The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.

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Title: The Gadsden Purchase and a failed attempt at a southern railroad - National Constitution Center

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It became law on May 30, 1854. The Kansas Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise created two new territories and allowed for popular sovereignty It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.

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Oregon Country officially became a state in 1859, after being ceded to the United States by England in 1846 via the Oregon Treaty. This occurred as a result of being settled by those who migrated to Oregon Country via the Oregon Trail during the 1840s.

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With the passing of the Homestead Act of 1862, people were eligible to claim up to 160 acres of land in the west. After residing on the land for five years and making improvements at that time, the land would be given to those who settled it. Many people rushed west to claim their land and establish a homestead.

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Title: Homestead Act - Definition, Dates & Significance - HISTORY

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Gold was discovered in the Black Hills of the part of the Dakota Territory that is now South Dakota. This spurred a brand new gold rush, drawing speculators seeking to strike it rich to settle in the area. Within two years, nearly 10,000 people had relocated to the area on a quest for gold.

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The Dakota Territory was split into two parts in 1889. Both North Dakota and South Dakota became states in 1889. A vast area, this part of the country was among the last places to be settled before the westward expansion timeline drew to a close.

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In 1890, reporting on the results of the rapid westward expansion of the United States, the head of the U.S. Census announced that the country's settlement had been completed.

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