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1800 to 1876
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John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
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John Adams retires and Thomas Jefferson becomes President
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Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis and Clark begin exploring the northwestern territories
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Thomas Jefferson retires, James Madison becomes President
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Construction on the first US Federal road begins in Maryland
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British Forces attach Fort Sumter, Francis Scott Key writes the national anthem
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British forces set fire to Washington DC
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James Madison retires, James Monroe becomes President
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The first steamboat (The General Jackson) arrives in Nashville
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James Monroe retires, John Quincy Adams becomes President
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John Stevens creates the first US steam locomotive
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John Quincy Adams retires, Andrew Jackson becomes President
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Jacob Perkins invents the first practical ice maker
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Sam Houston becomes President of Texas Republic
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Andrew Jackson retires, Martin Van Buren becomes President
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Martin Van Buren retires, William Henry Harrison becomes President
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William Henry Harrison dies, John Tyler becomes President
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Work on the Oregon Trail begins
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John Tyler retires, James Polk becomes President
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James Polk retires, Zachary Taylor becomes President
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Tobacco Becomes Popular
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Zachary Taylor dies, Millard Fillmore becomes President
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Millard Fillmore retires, Franklin Pierce becomes President
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The Republican Party is founded
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The Western Union Telegraph is established
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Franklin Pierce retires, James Buchanan becomes President
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James Buchanan retires, Abraham Lincoln becomes President
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The Confederate States of America is formed
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The Homestead Act is passed
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William Sherman defeats Confederate forces in the Battle of Atlanta
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General Ulysses S Grant is made the Commander of Union forces
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Lincoln establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday
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Confederate forces under General Lee surrender
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
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Andrew Jonson becomes President following the Lincoln assassination
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The Klu Klux Klan is established
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Andrew Johnson retires, Ulysses Grant becomes President
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The US Weather Bureau is established
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Jefferson Long becomes the 2nd black Congressman in Georgia
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The first patent list is published by the US Patent Office
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Anti-slavery society forms in New York
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All Native Americans are forced to move to reservations
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