The U.S. Constitution extends peoples rights and sets up our government system and all the branches, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Some of the Amendments added to the Constitution are they gave African-American males and women the right to vote.Gave minorities equal protection of laws. Made the transportation of alcohol illegal.President Washington was selected unanimously into the presidency. Jefferson bought the western half of America from the French for $15 million, called the Louisana Purchase.Aquiring land:1803--Louisana Purchase from French.1810-- West Florida United States posession1845--Texas became U.S. after winning independence from Mexico1846--Oregon Country with treaty with British1848-- After Mexican-American war, U.S. got 7 states west of the Missouri River1867--Purchased Alaska from Russia
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