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andrew jackson
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.The Declaration of Independence was signed when young Andrew was nine years old and at thirteen he joined the Continental Army as a courier. -
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monroe doctrine
President James Monroe’s annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. -
underground railroad
The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person -
dred scotty vs. sandford
supreme court ruling stating that slaves were not citizens -
battle of the alamo
Santa Anna's troops besieged the Alamo from February 23 to March 6, 1836 -
trail of tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River -
manifest destiny
No nation ever existed without some sense of national destiny or purpose. -
gadsden purchase
In 1846, President Polk declared war on Mexico and sent troops to New Mexico and California under General Kearny. -
wilmont proviso
The 1846 Wilmot Proviso was a bold attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent its introduction in the territories purchased from Mexico following the Mexican War -
california gold rush
mass migration to california after the discovery of gold in 1848 -
compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended to stave off sectional strife -
harriet tubman
Harriet was made an official "conductor" of the UGRR.
she knew all the routes to free territory and she had to take an oath of silence so the secret of the Underground Railroad would be kept secret. -
uncle tom's cabin
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" to show slavery as a thing so cruel and unjust. -
kansas-nebraska act
On May 30, 1854 the areas of Nebraska and Kansas were territories that wanted to become states -
battle of bull run
July 1861 the northern newspapers pressured President Lincoln to bring a quick end to the rebellion of the southern states -
attack on fort sumter
Throughout March of 1861 the Confederate authorities sought to drive out the Union occupants of Fort Sumter .Davis and his cabinet decided to dispatch General Beauregard to siege Fort Sumter -
battle of shiloh
The Confederate army now numbered about 40,000 men -
battle of gettysburg
This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863 -
abraham lincoln
16th president of the United States, guided his country through the most devastating experience in its national history--the CIVIL WAR -
13 amendment
ended slavery -
gettysburg address
On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln -
14 amendment
gaurenteed full citizenship status and rights to every person born in the U.S. including african americans -
15 amendment
which gaurenteed that no male citizen could be denied the right to vote on the basic of race,color,etc. -
andrew johnson
17 president of the united states.