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In 1793 the fugitive slave act was in place for runaway slaves. This forced people who lived in free states to return runaway slaves to their owners.

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The cotton gin was invented in 1794. In the South, this sped up the process to get cotton. Therefore, they needed more slaves. This did not make Northerner people happy. They started making abolishing slavery movements.

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Thomas Jefferson was elected in 1801 as president. He was known as the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

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In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase. This doubled the size of the United States. There was some debate on the new states because they were gonna be free states. Although this made Northerners happy the Southerners thought they should be slave states. This started a debate.

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In 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were heads of the Corps of Discovery. The Corps of Discovery is an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Clark was in charge of charting maps. Lewis was studying the environment. While on their expedition they were supposed to find a waterway from the pacific ocean. Although, they did not find a waterway they made peaceful relationships with the Natives.

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Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark translate. This led to peace full relationships with the Natives.

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In 1808 the 3/5's compromise was in place for the enslaved population. 3/5's of the population's votes would be used for the election.

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James Madison was the fourth president of the United States in 1809-1817. He was known for writing the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. A few years later he was known as the "Father of the Consitution"

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The Battle of Tippecanoe was a war against the Saushene Indians. William Van Buren led 1000 soliders to destory the Shawnee village, Prophetstown. This led to Britain and America going to war.

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James Monroe was the 5th President of the United States. He was the last president of the Founding fathers. He was president from 1817-1825. He helped negotiate to buy the Louisiana Purchase.

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In 1818, Canada and Louisiana divided the land into 2. Britain and America signed a treaty witch made boundaries for America and Canada.

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America bought Florida from Spain for 5 million dollars in 1819.

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When Missouri was added to the United States, there was much debate with Southern and Northern states. To maintain balance with the South and North, Missouri was added as a slave state. However, Maine was added as a free state. This happened in 1820.

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From 1825-1829 John Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the United States. He was known for being one of America's greatest secretaries. He arranged with England to join the Oregon Country. He also obtained Florida from Spain.

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The gag rule was anti-slavery activists put in a request to abolish slavery but pro-slavery representatives prevented those petitions to not being seen.

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Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of America. He is known for being a leader of the Tennesse Militia and defeated the Creek Indians in 1812. He was the president from 1829-1837.

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Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the United States. He was the president from 1837-1841. He was known as a shrew because of his politics. He got names like Red Fox and Little Magician. Also, he was the firstborn American president he wasn't a British subject.

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William Henry Harrison was the 9th president. However shortly after he was elected he died only after 31 days. He was known for leading a military force to the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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In 1845 Texas wanted independence from Mexico. Therefore, was added to the united states as the 28th state. However, this was one of the reasons it lead up to the Mexican-American war.

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John Tyler was known for being the first president to serve without being elected. After William Henry Harrison died, he took office for 4 years. He was the 10th president of the United States.

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In 1848 after Mexico and United states went to war. Mexico surreneded. America got the new territory and now are the states are California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

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The Compromise of 1850 included five different parts. California was added to the U.S. as a free state. The rest of the Mexican Cession was divided into Utah and New Mexico. They also ended the slave trade in Washington D.C. Also, the fugitive slave law was more strict and enforced more. Lastly, they settled a border between New Mexico and Texas.

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In 1853 America wanted to build a direct railroad. They bought it from Mexico for 10mil.

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In 1854 Kansas and Nebraska was added to the United States. It allowed for popular soverity, This lead to Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas is when both pro slavery and antislavery flooded the new territorys to sway the vote.