Robert E. Lee was not in favor of slavery, or of dividing the nation, but his home state of Virginia was one of the Southern states that voted to secede. Because of his loyalty to his home state and in an effort to protect his own property, he left the Union Army and joined the Confederate Army.
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1820: The Missouri Compromise.
1825: The Erie Canal is opened.
1830s: The Second Great Awakening. Indian Removal Act. ...
1831: The Liberator begins publication. ...
1831-1838: The Trail of Tears--Southern Indians are removed to Oklahoma.
1836: The Gag Rule.
1837: US recognizes the Republic of Texas. ...
1843: Oregon Trail opens.
1845: Annexation of Texas
1846: Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.
1846-1848: Mexican-American War.