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underground railroad
A secret network of conductors hid runaways. A way to help the slaves escape slavery. -
Andrew Jackson
A symbol of expanding American democracy. Raised on the Tennesse frontier. -
Monroe Doctrine
When the Americas lacked an army and navy. became more important in the nineteenth century when the United States began to intervene militarily -
Alamo
A former mission in San Antonio. 200 americans fought thousands of mexican soliders for two weeks until they were all killed. -
Trail of tears
15,000 Cherokees had to move to Oklahoma. At least 4,000 Cherokees died alone on it -
dred Scott vs Sandford
court ruled against Scott. The court declared that african americans were not citizens. -
Wilmot Proviso
David wilmot promised an amendment. called for a ban of slavery. -
Guadalupe Hidalgo
treaty after the american-mexican war to get California and New Mexico. Mexicans paid America $18 million dollars -
California gold rush
the biggest finding of gold in that time. many people went to California to become rich. -
Gadsden Purchase
Bought the rest of the South-West territory. Bought 29,640 square acres. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
divided the Nebraska territory into Kansas and Nabraska. Many people were upset because they defied the Missouri Compromise. -
harriet Tubman
known as "black Moses". Guided hundreds of slaves out of the South and to freedom -
Abraham Lincoln
15th president of the United States. He freed the slaves. -
Manifest destiny
Americans thought it their right to own all of North America. American's expanded west and settled their. -
Attack on fort Sumter
South Carolinians attacked Fort Sumter. Union forces were forced to surrender -
Battle of bull Run
The first Major battle in the Civil War. The Union was convinsed that this would be a long drawn out war. -
Battle of Shiloh
Grant Was marching through the Kentuky and Tennessee. it took Grant time to fight them off. -
Battle of Antietam
The changing point in the war. The bloodiest battles in the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln signed it after the unions first victory. it stated that all slaved people in the states freed -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union soliders defeated general Lee's at the town of Gettysburg. Lee's forces were destroyed by one third. -
Gettysburg address
A speech given by Abraham lincoln to memorialize the battle. It was a dedication to the union troops. -
Thirteenth amendment
ended slavery in 1865. In return the president promised to uphold states rights. -
Andrew Johnson
became president after Lincoln's assasination. inacted the Thirteenth amendment -
Fourteenth amendment
Granted full citizenship over everyone born in the U.S. ratified in 1868 -
Fifteenth Amendment
Gauranted that no male could be denied the right to vote. ratified in 1870
