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Beaver population depleted
The beaver population was depleted by the fur trade, and traders shifted their focus to buffalo hides.
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Migration to Oregon and California
About 300,000 people, with millions of oxen, cattle, mules and sheep, moved to Oregon and California.
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Harrison died; Tyler became president
John Tyler became president upon the death of William Henry Harrison.
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James K. Polk elected president
Democrat James K. Polk was elected president of the United States over Whig candidate Henry Clay.
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First telegraph message
Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first message by telegraph: “What hath God wrought.”
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Annexation of Texas
Texas was admitted to the Union as a slave state. The annexation soon led to the Mexican-American War.
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Irish Potato Famine
A blight devastated the Irish potato crop, leading over 1.3 million Irish to emigrate to the United States.
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Start of Mexican-American War
President Polk told Congress that Mexico had “invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil.” Congress voted to declare war on Mexico.
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Migration to California
80,000 people migrated to California—about 55,000 overland and 25,000 by sea. Only about 700 were women.
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Zachary Taylor elected president
Whig candidate Zachary Taylor was elected president of the United States over Democrat Lewis Cass and Free Soil Party nominee Martin Van Buren.