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Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri, all decided to remain as slave states, however they decided to remain in the union all for their own reason
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A compromise that allowed Missouri to join the USA as a slave state, if Maine joined the USA as a free state.
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Who: President James Monroe
What: Doctrine that stated that US will not interfere with European affairs and other global affairs but If any country were
Where: US (Congress signed)
Why: To protect the Us
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On this day the Texas officialy declares its independence from Mexico
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By 1840 these two parties rose to incredible power in the USA which conflicted with each other due to the issue of slavery
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When Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 some of the Mexicans wanted to join the USA and on this day their wish was granted
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Who: President James K Polk, US citizens, Mexican Government, Texans
What: War over Western territory that is previously owned by Mexico and the governance of Texas
Where: Mexico City, Mexico
Why: The annexation of Texas
Mexican Fear
Failure of US politicians to understand Mexican motives
Mexican cruel leaders
US Manifest Destiny -
The Mexican American war ends
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This compromise proposed by Henry Clay allowed California to join the USA as a free state, allowed both New Mexico and Utah to decide whether they want to be a free or slave state, abolished the slave trade, and allowed a new fugitive slave law to be passed.
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This book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe became an instant best seller, had 300,000 copies sold in just its first year, and its story outlined the many wrongs of slavery.
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Who: Spanish/ Mexican Territory and the US
What: A purchase of land from Mexico in which the US payed 10 million dollars
Where: Arizona/ New Mexican region
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This compromise basically nullified the Missouri compromise because now states can officially choose whether or not they want to be slave states instead of obeying the division line of 36,30.
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It was on this day that Judge Roger B Taney decided that all slaves even if they are in a free state are considered slaves.
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Who: Britain and China
What: Treaty to engage trade and end a series of conflicts between China and foreign countries epsecially Britain.
Where: Tianjin, China
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On this day, John Brown and his small group of 21 men raided the US army's munitions depot in hopes of inspiring African Americans to follow in his footsteps
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Who: United States citizens and their government, Native Americans, British, and John O'Sullivan
What: An idealistic theory supported by the expansionist foreign policy that engaged the american government in expanding the country from east to west across North America.
Where: North America
Why: Imperialistic and expansionist views
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Laws designed to inhibit the advancement of black people in status and education
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On this day Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860
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It was on this day that South Carolina seceded from the union, due to the election of Abraham Lincoln and the threat of the end of Slavery. It would be the first of many states that would join Confederate states of America
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On this day Mississippi seceded from the union
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On this day Florida Secedes from the Union
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On this day Alabama secedes from the Union.
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On this day Georgia Secedes from the union
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On this day Louisiana Secedes from the union.
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On this day Texas secedes from the union
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On this day President Jefferson Davis was appointed as president of the confederacy
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On this day Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated into office.
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On this day the confederate states signed their own constitution and officially became their own country.
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stationed in the south, fort Sumter was a strategic to the north, however when the south began to lay siege to the fort, the north had resupply. the plan failed when gunpowder stores exploded and both sides erupted in to fighting. this started the civil war
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On this day South Carolina attacked the fort beginning the civil war.
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On this day Arkansas secedes from the union.
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On this day North Carolina secedes from the union
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On this day Tennessee secedes from the union and became the last state that seceded.
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Jefferson Davis was elected to office of the president of the confederacy for a long six year term durring the civil war
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Washington elected to get rid of slavery.
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Who:American government and its citizens
What: An act that allows an individual to purchase land. Including former slaves. This act predominately concerned newly acquired land from the west.
Where: USA (Signed in capital)
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after the Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln issused the emancipation proclamation, which stated as of January 1st 1863 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the US.
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the Csa suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the United states, this was considered the turning point in the war against the confederacy
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General Sherman lead a scorched earth to the Atlantic from Atlanta Georgia. leading 60 thousand solders on a 300 mile march
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required 50% of white males to take a loyalty oath to the usa, to prevent future wars. Lincoln vetoes
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Lincoln defeats McClellan to win the presidency a second time
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A bureau designed to help slaves get jobs and assimilate in to normal life
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the capitol of the CSA falls to the US forces
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The treaty was signed at Appomattox court house
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Lincoln was killed by John Wilks booth in the at Fords theater
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laws passed between 1865 and 1866 to restrict the freedoms of blacks in the south
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This Amendment outlawed slavey. and was passed after Lincoln was assassinated
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the klan was founded to oppose everything that the republican party stood for, anti-immigration, racist, and would often lynch black for the heck of it
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outlaws discrimnation based on sex, color, religion, or race
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eleven complaints were raised against Andrew Johnson because of the removal of The Sec of War (mentioned in 9)
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the 14th amendment gave legal protection to all people under the law
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Ulysses S. Grant was elected the president
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this amendment made it illegal to refuse the right to vote to any male.
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this comprise was unwritten and would lead to the election of Rutherford b Hayse.
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Who: The Sioux and the Americans
What: A war that consisted of the Lakota Sioux Indian tribes and the Americans on the basis of inhabiting the lands in the west.
Where: The western areas newly acquired such as the Dakotas.
Why: Gold was found where the Sioux were living
Resistance of the Native Americans
The Ghost Dance Movement -
a faction of the republican party who existed from 1854 to 1877
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All, or most, goals being completed, the north ended the "reconstruction" phase
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Who: American Government and the Native Americans
What: This act allowed The US to break up tribes and strip the native Americans of their land.
Where: American (Signed in DC) (Concerned western US)
Why: Manifest Destiny
Finding of gold
American imperialism
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Who: US, Spain, Cuba, USS Maine, The American Press and American Public Opinion
What: An event that has a conspiracy on the basis of whether or not the Spanish had bombed the US ship. "Spark of the Spanish American War" from yellow journalism
Where: Cuba
Why: Conflict between America, Spain and Cuban independence -
Who: The US., Spain, Guam
What: Spain had relinquished control of the Guam territory
Where: Guam and the us
Why: Winning of the Spanish American War -
Who: US, Spain, Puerto Ricans
What: Puerto Rico was annexed from Spain and became a US territory
Where: The US
Part of the Treaty of Paris
Why: The winning of the Spanish American war -
Who: America, Spain, Cuba, Caribbean countries
What: A war over the inability of the Spanish to effectively control Cuba. The war between America and Spain over the acquisition and independence of Caribbean countries, especially Cuba.
Where: San Juan Hill, Cuba
Why:Us protection of business interests
Christian mission
distraction from future economic depression
Press campaign that swayed public opinion
Selfish US interests
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Who: America, Spain, The Philippines
What: Spain relinquished control over the Philippines and this territory now belongs to the United States
Where: The Treaty of Paris Convention in Britain
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Who: Hawaii, the United states
What: Hawaii was annexed
Where: US
Why: US Imperialistic foreign policy
Spanish American War -
Who: America, Cuba, Spain
What: US officially annexed Cuba and Cuba gained independence from Spain
Where: At the signing of the Treaty of Paris
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Who: Theodore Roosevelt
What: Added the Caribbean Countries to the Monroe Doctrine
Where:US
Why: To protect Us interests among the Caribbean -
Roosevelt guided the making of the panama canal
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Who: US
What The US joined with France and Britain in WWI
Where Europe
Why:
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram -
Who: Woodrow Wilson, US Congress, Those involved in WW1
What: A list of ways to prevent another World War and establish peace among those involved in the Great War
Where: US
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TO establish peace
To prevent war
To reconcile
To produce an effective way of dealing with the repercussions of the Great War -
Who: US, Germany, France, Britain, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Italy
What: A great war that was generally caused by disunity among European land interests and secret alliances
Where: Europe countries
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Secret treaties over Europe land that escalated to full fledged war -
Who: France, Britain, Germany (those that went to the Paris Peace Conference)
What: TRAWL (The main reasons and motives to sign this peace settlement)
Wilson's 14 points were not included -
Who:US, Britain, Japan, China, Portugal, France, Italy Belgium and the Netherlands
What: To control and limit battle fleets in the ocean and agree to not produce any more battleships for 10 years.
Where:Washington D.C
Why:
To prevent and control navy after WWI
Disarmament
To address growing tensions in Asia
