A map showing nineteenth century North America.
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Upper and Lower Canada Unite
Irish Immigration to Canada
Canada’s Indian Act
Immigrant Farmers Begin Settling Western Canada
America’s “New” Immigration Era Begins
Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech
Spanish-American War
United States Acquires Oregon Territory
United States Occupies California and the Southwest
California Gold Rush Begins
Gadsden Purchase Completes the U.S.-Mexican Border
Establishment of the Confederate States of America
Battles of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
Chisholm Trail Opens
Russia Sells Alaska to the United States
First Transcontinental Railroad Is Completed
Treaty of Washington Settles U.S. Claims vs. Britain
