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  2. American frontier - Wikipedia

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    The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...

  3. American Indian Wars - Wikipedia

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    The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, [note 1] was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, and later on by the Confederate states of America, Republic of Texas, Mexico and the United States of America against various American Indian tribes in North America.

  4. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by the ...

  5. History of North America - Wikipedia

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    1844 Map of North America, after the Mexican American War. From the time of independence of the United States, that country expanded rapidly to the west, acquiring the massive Louisiana territory in 1803. Between 1810 and 1811 a Native confederacy under Tecumseh fought unsuccessfully to keep the Americans from pushing them out of the Great Lakes.

  6. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution . George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative, Washington created three departments, State (led by Thomas Jefferson ), Treasury (led by Alexander Hamilton ), and ...

  7. History of the United States (1815–1849) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849 was the period of westward expansion in America. The spread of democracy opened the ballot box to nearly all white men, allowing Jacksonian democracy to dominate politics during the Second Party System. Whigs, representing wealthier planters, merchants, financiers, and professionals, wanted to ...

  8. Bibliography of the American frontier - Wikipedia

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    The American frontier, also known as the "Old West", popularly known as the "Wild West", encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...

  9. Tecumseh's confederacy - Wikipedia

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    Tecumseh's Confederacy. Tecumseh's confederacy was a confederation of indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region of North America that began to form in the early 19th century around the teaching of Tenskwatawa, called The Prophet by his followers. [2] The confederation grew over several years and came to include several thousand warriors.

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