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During the fight for independence, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina proclaim an own constitution and become part of the Union.
1803 the USA purchases the area of Louisiana and so doubles its territory. Mississippi and Alabama join the Union.
1815 General Andrew Jackson leads the United States to a victory over the British in the battle of New Orleans and is the first politician of the South to become president of the USA.
Since the second half of the 19th century the contrast between North and South has been growing larger and larger. The struggle over the issue of slavery is said to be the main reason for the conflict.
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