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*'''1803: '''The Louisiana Purchase increased settlement in the state and migration through it. | *'''1803: '''The Louisiana Purchase increased settlement in the state and migration through it. | ||
*'''1812–1815: ''' The War of 1812 involved many soldiers from Tennessee. | *'''1812–1815: ''' The War of 1812 involved many soldiers from Tennessee. | ||
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*'''1815–1860'''<nowiki>: Tennessee settlers benefitted from improvements in transportation on rivers (using steamboats), canals, and railroads.</nowiki> | *'''1815–1860'''<nowiki>: Tennessee settlers benefitted from improvements in transportation on rivers (using steamboats), canals, and railroads.</nowiki> | ||
*'''1817–1838'''<nowiki>: American Indian claims to land in Tennessee were greatly reduced by land cession treaties, until most Indian tribes were finally exiled in 1838. This became known as the “Trail of Tears.”</nowiki> | *'''1817–1838'''<nowiki>: American Indian claims to land in Tennessee were greatly reduced by land cession treaties, until most Indian tribes were finally exiled in 1838. This became known as the “Trail of Tears.”</nowiki> | ||