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Second Great Awakening
The second Great Awakening occurs in Cane Ridge, Kentucky -
Third President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson is elected as the third President -
The Louisiana Purchase
America agrees and signs the Louisiana Purchase Treaty -
The Missouri Compromise
Main would admitted to the U.S. as a free state and Missouri would be admitted as a slave state -
Missouri Compromise Signed
James Monroe signs the Compromise -
Monroe Doctrine
The U.S. adopts the Monroe doctrine which opposes European colonization in North America; not given this name until 1850s -
Book of Mormon Published
Joseph Smith publishes the Book of Mormon -
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New Printing Equipment and the Steamboat
New printing technology and steam boats allow reformers to reach new audiences -
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Texas Revolution
The Texas revolution is fought -
Transcendental Club
A group of Unitarian ministers found the Transcendental Club, such as Ralph Waldo Emmerson -
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Remember the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo is fought -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto is fought and lead to the capture of Santa Anna -
The Indian Removal Act
The "Trail of Tears" forcibly relocates 60,000 Native Americans -
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Gold in the Hills
The California Gold Rush occurs -
49ers
The first boat full of hopeful gold miners arrive in California -
The Most Popular Religious Denomination
Methodism is the most popular denomination -
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup tells David Wilson his story. Wilson edits and publishes this a memoir -
Dred Scott Decision
Judge Taney rules that black people have no rights -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina votes unanimously to secede -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi follows South Carolina -
Florida Secedes as Well
Florida follows suit -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama hops on the secession train -
A lot of States are seceding
Georgia secedes -
Almost done
Louisiana secedes -
This is the last one, I promise
Texas secedes and is the only state to use a popular vote -
Abraham Lincoln as President
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated -
Fort Sumter Attacked
Confederate Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard fires on the Fort Sumter and the Civil War begins -
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Civil War
The Union and Confederacy fight the Civil War -
July - Second Confiscation Act
Union will free all slave that come under Union control, not ones already controlled -
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Battle of Shiloh
The deadliest battle in American history at the time -
Battle of Antietam
McClellan’s and Lee’s forces collided near the town of Sharpsburg. Single bloodiest day in American history and Emancipation proclamation is issued -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect -
Military and Political Victory
William Sherman captures of Atlanta and this event helps Lincoln win re-election -
Election Day
Lincoln wins re-election -
Confederacy Falls
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, ending Confederate military campaigns -
Fourteenth Amendment
The House of Representative approve the Fourteenth Amendment -
Veto gets Vetoed
Republicans override the veto of President Andrew Johnson, pass the first Reconstruction Act, and dived he south into five districts -
Fourth Amendment Ratified
The five districts ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, guaranteeing birthright citizenship and “equal protection of the laws."