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Period: 30,000 BCE to
Beginnings to Exploration
Spanish Exploration -
1500 BCE
Military Technology - Dark Ages
During the dark ages, many technologies were used like, Chemical, Biological, and even Psychological Warfare. and even new things like gunpowder was used during this war this changed the world gun power even changed the war for the future allowing inventions like the cannon. but they still had their old weapons like Mace, Crossbow, Sword, Spear, Caltrops, and the battle axe -
1000
Pueblo/Anasazi
The Pueblo/Anasazi people settled in the southwest of the United States, they built structures called "adobe" they are made out of mud bricks with a high clay content and straw they are sun-dried these structures were built near the modern states Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. -
1096
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Muslims and Christians, fueled to take on the fight for land for their holy sites. There were eight major Crusade expeditions. during this time indulgences were a big controversy because it was said that one could not pay to have their sins removed to get to heaven. this war helped with establishing trade with Europe. -
1325
Mesoamerica - Aztec
Aztecs hunted and gathered their food, Aztecs sacrificed humans using their heart as an offering to their gods. the Aztecs also had a vast caste system the aztecs originated as a nomadic in the area of northern Mexico the Aztecs were also referred to as Mehika, Meshika and Mexica they were mainly known for agriculture. -
1347
The Black Death
The black death was a very deadly disease, the disease started with fleas practicing on rats. then the rats and fleas being around humans. the rats would have stayed where they were but they ended up traveling on ships and since the streets were so disgusting it just added to the problem. -
1440
Printing Press - The renaissance
The printing press allowed people to print information onto books and paper at a faster rate making it easier to mass produce books to me distributed. the bible and other cultural books were able to be mass produced for cultural education purposes the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg -
1492
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian exchange was the trade of items like plants, animals, ideas, foods and slaves from the old world to the new world. This trade started to cause a bunch of diseases because people are immune to things that they are around often but when new diseases come around they can get sick from those. this exchange happened after Columbus had discovered the americas. -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal made a treaty agreeing to land that was found by Christopher Columbus. the treaty defined how they would split the land that was newly found between them -
Oct 31, 1517
Reformation
The purpose of the Reformation was initially to change the beliefs in the Roman Catholic Church. the Reformation happened because there was corruption in the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was so fed up he posted a 95 Theses the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. -
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English Colonial Societies
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Plymouth Colony
The colony of Plymouth was founded in 1620 by the Puritans from the church of England, This group made the Mayflower compact on the Mayflower this compact started a self governing colony -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by a group called the Puritans during the great Puritan migration this colony was one of the most successful colonies because of the profit that was made. This Colony was called the New England Company but they renamed it to Massachusetts Bay Company following the tribe of Massachusetts Indians who lived in New England. -
Rhode Island
Rodger Williams, Anne Hutchinson and others founded Rhode island. after being founded the colony was given royal charter in 1633. after being given royal charter they were able to govern their people through their religion and freedom. this colony allowed settlers to practice free religion not being intruded by the government. -
Navigation Acts
Laws enacted by the Navigation Acts restricted trade allowing colonies in England to only be able to trade internally with England. This gave fuel to the American Revolution because while this Act helped Britain, it caused the colonies to dislike England. -
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon held a rebellion that included weapons. the people that participated in the rebellion were farmers from Virginia. this rebellion acted against the ruling of Governor Berkeley. people didn't like the governor's policies regarding the natives because it had only benefited the people that the governor was closest to. after the rebellion the Commissioners replaced the government. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts was a series of situations where the government would take one's life if they were thought to be a witch. There were 19 people that were thought to be witches convicted that had been killed. and many more people that were thought to bewitched that were really ordinary people.
They were thought to be witches based on their behaviors. during this time 200 people were accused of witchery. -
Slavery
Slavery in 1700 the slaves during this time were taken and using ships transported to america, the slaves would be forced to work on plantations. disease killed alot of slaves because they were not used to the diseases in america -
Triangular Trade
The triangular trade was a trading system that got its name because it was between three continents and a triangle has three points hits the name "tri" meaning three. but this trade was between Africa, Europe, and America. During this trade Raw materials like sugar and cotton was brought to Europe. Slaves were taken from Africa. -
Acts of Union
The acts of the union during 1707 included two Acts of Parliament, Union Scotland Act of 1706 and Union England Act of 1707, the first one being passed by the Parliament of England and the second one was passed by the Parliament of Scotland. These Acts united the two as one called Great Britain they shared Money, Sovereignty, Trade, Tax, and government. Scotland kept its independence and their flags are edited to become one. -
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Colonial America to 1763
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Bering Land Bridge
The Baring land bridge was a route that humans took for human migration from Asia to the Americas about 20,000 years ago. it was an open corridor in the ice-covered North American Arctic. There were multiple voyages, the first two voyages of Bearing, was in the first 1724 and the second one was in 1741. -
The Great Awakening
There were multiple time periods of the great awakening. this promoted religious restoration this was the first great awakening taking place in 1730 and more following this one. -
Deism
The belief that only one god exists and that the universe was created by that one god this belief was called deism. the belief also defines that God does not change or intervene with the world during the lifetime of the human. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was the unofficial British policy. these laws regarded the American colonies this was during the 1600s and 1700s. Miltiple acts were put forth to end salutary neglect. it was thought that the acts were poorly enforced. -
Seven - Year War / French and Indian War
The seven years war was a worldwide conflict. The conflict began with the westward advancement by colonist that was unwanted. that's when a dispute between France and Britain because of the land. but the British won during a battle at Fort Henry. -
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The Revolutionary War
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party comes from a protest because of the Tea Act. The tea act placed a tax on tea, the colonist and members of a group called Sons of Liberty got angry and the colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped almost $1 million dollars in today's money into the water. -
Coercive Act
The colonist dressed up as Indians then boarded a boat then dumped nearly 1 million dollars worth of tea into the harbor. this happened because of the tax on tea, there were also 4 acts to punish colonist that they were not too fond of. -
1st Continental Congress
12 of 13 colonies were are the 1st continental congress meeting in Philadelphia at the Carpenter's Hall the colonies have ideas about a solutions to the problems in Britian. some of the solutions offered were positive while others were negative. Patrick Henry and George Washington were there to give their two cents about the situation. -
Olive Branch Petition
This petition was the final try at peace with parliament and the king. the petition was signed by John Dickinson. the olive branch petition rejected by King George III of Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft and came across too agressive. then it was edited by John Dickinson to relax the approach. -
The Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence marked America's independence from Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of independence on 7/4/1776 the declatation was completed on the 2nd. and it was signed 4th of july making us our own nation. multiple people like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and even John Hancock -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga marked a very important point in the war, the British army was trying to connect with the Brtish navy. America attacked them and stopped their progress in strengthening their army. do to the stress of the attack the british retreated and surrendered 10 days later. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation were the first version of the constitution because the government was not where they wanted to to be and it was weak, they couldn't enforce laws and it was just generally a sorry excuse for a government. the congress was also useless during this time they started to print more money to make up for the debt that they were going through degrading the value of the currency. -
American Virtues (late 18th Century)
The American virtues were an idea of a republic that was different and dated back to greek, and other things during this time was different like buildings and the astetics of the buildings. some government buildings addopted the greek looks with a column entryway. -
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The Constitution
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Treaty of Paris - 1783
This treaty was signed on 1783 by the King at the time, King George III the king of Great Britain. This treaty on September 3 of 1783 ended the American Revolution. this brought along America's independence from Britain. and ended the war that was going on at the time. and the boundaries of the United States were establushed. -
Shay's Rebellion
During the Shay's Rebellion, A mass of people protesting. The rebellion was meant to stop the government from putting people in jail for debt so this was an economic war. this was one reason that the constitution was introduced. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention was a meeting where they discussed revising and adding parts to the constitution to make it better. things like the Virginia plan were also discussed there. it took place in Philadelphia. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, This helped the government add states to the union. the Northwest Ordinance was apart of three other acts that helped get rid of slavery etc and it divided the country into different parts. -
The Great Debate
The great debate was between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution it was not an easy debate because they had to fix the problems between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution and transfer them to the laws that we use now. the articles of confereration missed alot of key points that needed to be addressed. -
Election of 1788
The Election of 1788 was between George Washington and John Adams. George Washington was a Nonpartisan and John Adams was a Federalist. George Washington won this election on December 15 1788. -
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New Republic
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was because of the tax that was put on whisjey people didnt like it so they started a rebellion. people relied on whiskey to calm them because they were stressed becasue they were poor. -
Bill of Rights
The bill of rights defined the rights people are protected under and prevent the government from overstepping their boundaries. and also this is able to divide the power of the United States Government so they president or one branch is too powerful. the first amendbent gave the people the most rights to liberty. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin Invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney was a game changer for the cotton industry. the cotton gin removed the seeds from the cotton at a faster rate making labor prices cheaper and fewer people were needed to grow cotton. -
Pinckney's Treaty
The Pinckney's Treaty was also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo and or the Treaty of Madrid. this established a relationship between the United States and Spain and defined a border. after this there was no more disputed between the two about their boundaries. -
Election of 1796
This was the First election that allowed there to be a president and a vice president. President George Washington was meant to take a third term but he refused it. this was between John Adams with the Federalist party, Thomas Jefferson with the Democratic Republican party, Thomas Pinckney with the Federalist, and Aaron Burr with the Democratic Republican party. -
Kentucky Resolutions
The Kentucky Resolution was drafted in 1798 and 1799 as a political statement. Legislatures thought that the Federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. it was thought that they infringed on the powers that were constitutionaly reserved for the states -
Election of 1800
The Election of 1800 was a re-election for John Adams against Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson won this election and was tied with Aaron burr for the presidency. the house of representatives were convinced to vote for Hamilton. -
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Age of Jefferson
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Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana was purchased from France for 15,000,000at a total of 828,000,000 square miles and it wents from the rocky mountain to the Mississippi River. louisiana was the 18th state of the United States. -
Railroads
The United Kindom is where the first railway locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick. but the first railroad was developed by George Stephenson a man from Great Britain -
Iron Plow
The Iron plow was made by Jethro Wood. it was made with replaceable parts to that if it broke while using it, it could be replaced and fixed without much of a problem or even without having to buy a new plow. the invertion helped becasue it advanced the development of american agriculture. -
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The American Industrial Revolution
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Battle of New Orleans
During the Battle of New Orleans, the British troops were led by General Edward and the American forces were led by General Andrew Jackson. the American forces were outnumbered so they had to find ways to win against the British. This battle was the end of the war on 1812. 49 people were killed others wounded and lost. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty was signed in 1819 the parties involved was the US and Spain this was also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, The Florida Treaty or even the Florida Purchase Treaty. This treaty is the one that gave florida to the U.S. and put a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The Supreme Court case of McCulloch Vs Maryland. it was thought that the United States Congress had powers that were stated in the constitution that gave them the right to create a Second Bank of the United States and that Maryland could not tax the bank. it was decided that chartering the bank was actually implied i the constitution under that clause of elastic. -
Panic of 1819
The panic of 1819 was the first major economic depression in the history of the United States. people lost their jobs, houses, and cars. it was thought that banks completely failed and would have a hard time bouncing back. since people lost their houses that means the farms were lost too. -
Missouri Crisis
The Missouri Crisis was a problem because Missouri wanted to become a free state but the problem with that is it would mess with the balance of free states to slave states. They decided to fix that they would pass a compromise which was "Missouri Compromise" this made Missouri a slave state and to make up for the missing free state they made Maine a free state. The 36 30 made a line between free and slave states. -
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a chance for the Rebirth of cultural and artistic political and economic views. but this time period is most known for the artistic developments through paintings from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. this took place from the 14th century to the 17th century and it bridged the Missle ages to Modern History. -
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Cultural Changes
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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was made after John Quincy Adams was but in the office. this was to prevent the United States from messing with the Internal Affairs of wars between Europe the dontrine warned European nations in the U.S. would not tolerate colonization. -
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin was known as the Father of Texas. he was born in Virginia and moved to Missouri where he was raised his fathers name was Moses Austin and his mothers name was Mary Brown Austin. he has two sisters and a brother. Emily Austin Perry and Eliza Austin was his suster, James E.B. Austin was his brother. -
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Age of Jackson
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Election of 1824
This Election was won by John Quincy Adams by one vote. the election was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. there was an compircay that the speaker of the house might have convinced congress to elect John Adams. this was known as Corrupt Bargain. this election was between Henry Clay, William Crawford, Jogn Quincy Adams, And Andrew Jackson. -
Second Great Awakening (Prisons)
Dorothea Dix agreed to teach sunday school in a jail. the was able to see everything that was going on in the jail and it touched her heart to make a change. she saw children jailed with adults. over her time doing this she has visited hundreds of jails and prisons. -
Education - Second Great Awakening
Education during this time was poorly funded and had bad attendence rates. this was enforced because adults thought that citizens would befome better citizens if they had a good education. the first public school was opened in 1829 in boston. and the first board of education was in Massachusetts in 1837. -
Election of 1828 (Andrew Jackson)
The Election of 1828 was between Andrew Jackson and John Adams. Andrew Jackson had come across a new way to win elections and this happened to be a rematch between them. this way to win was to talk about his beginnings to make him seem like a really good person. -
Spoil Systems
After Andrew Jackson was put into office the spoils system was released. The spoils system puts people close to the president in the leading positions for the office. people like friends, family, and supporters got the good spots rewarded to the for getting the president a victory. -
Canals
The first Canal was the Welland Canal Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie it passed Niagara Falls and even the Lachine Canals. these were built for boats and ships to be able to pass through parts of the world that were not passable at first it opened in 1829 -
Temperance Movement
In 1830 the Temperance Movement limited or completely removed the alcohol that people could consume. People thought that alcohol was a cause of insanity, and even poverty because people who drank would have problems getting up in the morning to go to work. some people even would drink on the job and be unproductive leading to the company losing money or even them losing their jobs. -
Telegraph
There were different types of telegraphs but the first telegraph was made by Samuel Morse in and it advanced long distance communication from mail which took a long time to transfer to long-distance communication which was almost instantaneous. -
Crime - Growing Cities
In growing cities, the crime rate was higher because people were closer to each other and people who couldn't get jobs would commit crimes to get past even whites were competing with immigrants for jobs which made the environment toxic. whites and other races were getting mad so they started creating groups to combat the other races and terrorize them into leaving. this caused the governemnt to create the first real police agency/force this was brought along in 1830 New York was the first city. -
Abolitionists
The Abolitionists of 1831 were Immediatism and Gradualism. The people that were with the Gradualism wanted to free the slaves and send them back to Africa. The people that were with the Immediatism group, they wanted to get rid of slavery quickly. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
On a night in 1831, Nat Turner a preacher and slave took an eclipse as a sign that he should rebel and attack his slave owners and free other slaves on the way. This started in Virginia and consisted of about 60 to 80 slaves. The slaves were able to kill 50 to 60 slave owners. due to his actions, Nat Turner was hung.also due to his actions laws are passes preventing slaves from preaching and kept the away from guns. -
Nullification Crisis
The cause of the Nullification Crisis was because of tariffs placed in 1828 that caused taxes on imported goods the tariff that increased the tax, this was the Tariff Act of 1832. and the nullification crsis presencted the nullification of the act. -
Shakers
The shakers were a community of spiritualist. they grouped up in the city of New Lebanon in the state of New York. before they were known as the shakers they were the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing a lady named Ann Lee was the leader of the group when they moved to New York. The shakers came to America from England in 1774. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The battle of San Jacinto this was one of the last battles during the Texas Revolution with Mexico. to catch Mexico off guard there was an attack placed on Santa Anna when they least expected it. this battle was very short around twenty minutes. a treaty was signed ending the war called Treaty of Velasco it was signed by both parties in March of 1836. -
Election of 1836
The Election of 1836 was between Martin Van Buren and multiple people from the whigs party. This election was during the war which had started the recession this was a very low point for the United States. Martin Van Buren won but it was a close election. When he came into office the state of the United State was bad so he already had it bad coming into the office. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was between two different events which were the Mormon Migration and the Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail was a path that was 2000 miles it took an up to 5 or 6 months that left them in Oregon Territory, People who moved to the Oregon Territory wanted to get away from the land where they barely opportunities and scarce land. -
Election of 1840
The Election of 1840 was between Martin van Buren and General William Henry Harrison. this election was for Van Buren re-election. Van Buren was with the Democratic party while Henry Harrison was with the Whigs. The Whigs were being messy and starting rumors and made women vote for their for their party using their husbands since they still couldn't vote. due to all of this mess, Van Buren ended up losing the re-election and Henry Harrison won. later dying from giving a long speech in the cold. -
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Westward Expansion
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Election of 1844
The election of 1844 was between two parties a Democrat and a Whig, John Tyler is the Whig and James Polk being a Democrat. James Polk set three priorities Fix the Mexican border, Fix Oregon border, and Annex Texas. James Polk was able to get Texas Annexed before he was even in office. James Polk also won the election. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to ban slavery in new territories that were taken from Mexico. but the proposal could not be passed and in the end it divided the north and south even more than it was divided. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The convention was for women's rights. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton hosted the event. the event had about 300 women and men. this helped with suffrage and was the first convention geared towards women's rights. -
North - Industrialization v. Agriculture
During this time period, the north was being industrialized and populated. the technology was advancing to make the industrial area move at a faster pace. railroads were produced to get products and material moved around faster. -
California Gold Rush
During the California Gold Rush, gold was found in California, news spread and thousands of people migrated to California in search of gold. soon turning the territory into a state because of the rising population. even people of the Chinese ethnicity migrated and came upon racism worse than that given to African Americans. -
Election of 1848
The Election of 1848, It was Zachary Taylor with the Whig party VS. Lewis Clas with the Democratic party. VS Martin Van Buren With the Freesoil party. Martin Van Buren was pro Wilmot Proviso, he wanted to keep slavery. Zachary Taylor would campaign from the north to the south and was against salvery. -
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Sectionalism
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty brought the war between Mexico and America to an end. This treaty was signed on February 2, 1848. America took 55% of mexicos territory turning it into the modern day Wyoming, Arizona, California, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was not literally a underground railroad but instead a term that they used to communicate about the network of houses, routes, and etc they can use to help escape the South and get away from their slave owners this is something that they tried to keep on the down low to avoid their "masters" from finding out -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a series of solutions that Henry Clay put together to help resolve the tension between the North and the South. The compromise was made up of 5 bills. the bill allowed New Mexico and Utah the choice of becoming a free state of allowing slavery through popular sovereignty while the other bill made California a free state the other made texas apart of the U.S. and texas took on the debt. it started the Fugitive Slave Act and remove slavery from Washington D.C. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Kansas - Nebraska Act let states decide if they wanted to be a slave state of not a slave state. This had relapced the Missouri Compromise removing the thought of 36 30 this was won over by popular sovereignty this was passed in 1854 be the current president of that time Fraklin Pierce. -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The Dred Scott decision decided that Dread Scott a slave that lived in a free state was not entitled to his freedom and that no slave could legally become a U.S. citizen. -
Election of 1860
During the Election of 1860 Democrat Abraham Lincoln won against the other democrat John C. Breckinridge, and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas -
North - The Civil War
The Civil War for the north, the north had a bigger population than the south with 22 million people. the north had a $1.5 billion dollar industry with over 110,000 factories. 90% of shoes and boots 94% of clothes, and 97% of all weapons were manufactured by the north
the norths train tracks stretched for 30,000 miles but their military leadership were not as good the south. -
Slaves
During the civil war, the north would let their border states like Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware keep their slaves if they would join them, and to avoid retaliation from them. then after the battle of Antietam, the slaves were set free by the current President Abraham Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation, when slaves were let free slaves were going north the find protection. -
South - The Civil War
The south during the civil war had many downfalls and disadvantages. one is that the population in the south is not as dense as the population in the north. slaves were 4 million of the total 9 million population standing in the south. But the south did have one thing over the north which was the leadership of Robert E. Lee. -
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Civil War
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Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was a bloody and gruesome battle. The battle started on July 1st. Leading the Confederates was Robert E. Lee and leading the union was George G. Meade. The union forced Lee to retreat using their bayonets and killed a third of this force. this battle is the most important battle of this time bringing along the Gettysburg Address. this was ended on July 3rd. -
Election of 1864
This Election in 1864 was between Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B McClellan. Abraham Lincoln Won the presidency over George McClellan this election was occurring during the American Civil War. The possibility that Lincoln would be able to have a second term was in doubt only by Lincoln but others too. -
Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was a relief agency. they provided colored people and even poor whites in the south with relief. this group was put together after the civil war. Food and education were provided. even land that was confiscated from whites for agriculture this land was given to blacks . -
Black Codes
Black codes were laws that intruded on colored peoples civil rights taking equality away and hindering their economic opportunities for blacks in the south. The vagrancy laws were able to imprison colored men that were out of employment. The Freedmen's Bureau created in 1865 helped former slaves. Reconstruction ended the black codes. -
Andrew Johnson Administration
Andrew Johnson was the first president to be successfully impeached by Congress 1868. but even though he was impeached he was not removed from office. Andrew Johnson was made president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln which made Andrew Johnson the 17th U.S. president. Johnson grew up poor and lacked a formal education. before running as president he served as the governor of Tennessee. Johnson was a racist that pardoned high ranking Confederate officers. -
Lincoln's 10% Plan
Lincoln's 10% plan was a plan put together during the reconstruction. this plan defined that southern states could be brought back into the union through readmission but 10% of its seceded voters had to swear an oath of allegiance to the union. lincoln wanted to end the war quickly, Lincoln thought that the war would lose public support and that they would never be reunited. -
Freedom Amendments
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are known as the freedom amendments. The 13th amendment outlawed slavery, the 14th amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law. and last but not least, the 15th amendment was given African Americans the right to vote. these are easy to remember as Slave citizens can vote. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The 16th president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in fords theater on April 14, which happened to be good Friday he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. President Lincoln was not the only political figure that was supposed to be killed that night, Mary Surratt and John Surratt helped John Wilkes Booth kill the political figures. -
Women at work
During wars men often took off to fight for their countries and left the women to do the mans job while they were away, the women replaced men in professions like Nurses, Store managers, Farmers, Plantation owner, and many other high ranking jobs that would usually be manned by men instead of women. this time was a time that showed that women could do what men could do. -
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Reconstruction
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Election of 1868
This election in 1868 was between Ulysses Grant and Horatio Seymour. Ulysses S. Grant won the election against Democratic partner Horatio Seymour and became the youngest 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877. Ulysses Grant was in command of all U.S. armies in 1864 before he became the president of the United States. -
Election of 1876
This election between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford Hayes, this election was one of the most disputed presidential elections in American history. The election of 1876 stopped the Reconstruction movement. Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but there was a disagreement in the votes of four states
