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Battle of Lexington & Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord happened in Massachusetts. Involved in the war was, Great Britain, the U.S. colonists, and British troops. The battle started because the colonists believed in a "self government" and that's what they wanted. While the minutemen were getting prepared, their was a shot that broke out and it was called the "shot heard around the world." British were on their way to the colonists. The war for independence had started. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of saratoga was the turning point of the revolutionary war. Millions of people died in the war. The French ended up as allies with the U.S. in the war. The treaty of 1778 made an official alliance with France. By the end of the war, the ratio was 3:1 and the British surrendered. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the revolutionary war. The battle was too expensive to continue on so they had to end it. The Americans were led by George Washington and the British were led by General Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington and the battle was over. -
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Northwest Ordinance
The northwest ordinance was an act that was passed by congress. It was passed in 1787. It was set up to ban slavery in the northwest territories. The Northwest ordinance played a big role as a part of Manifest Destiny. It is so important to U.S. History because, it set a standard for the government for the admission of new states as free states into the union. -
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Alien & Sedition Act
The Alien & Sedition Act was a law passed by President Adams, included powers such as deporting foreigners and making it hard for new immigrants to vote. -
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Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
Political Statements that was drafted after Kentucky & Virginia legislatures took position that the Alien & Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
This event is important because it opposed the Alien and Sedition act to the legislatures so it extended the powers of federal government. -
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal that was made between the United states and France. The land ordinance brought about 828,000 square miles of land form the french. The united states depended on land near Louisiana because it gave them access to the mississippi river. later on, Louisiana was bought from france and new land was added to the United states. This purchase is important because it acquired the U.S. a lot of new land. They also still had access to the Mississippi River. -
Marbury V. Madison
Chief justice John Marshall stated the right of the supreme court to determine the meaning of the U.S. constitution. The case came to an establishment of Judicial review. The federal courts declared executive acts to be unconstitutional. This case is important to U.S. history because it was the first case to use the principle of "judicial review." -
Missouri Compromise
There were equal free states and slave states. With Missouri as a slave state, It threw off the balance of free and slave states. The Missouri compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.The Mason-Dixon line was created. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was passed by James Monroe in 1823. The monroe doctrine stated that america wouldn't allow any European colonization with latin america. This doctrine would allow future presidents' to get involved in any form of "latin affairs" that would take place. -
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Nullification Crisis
During this time period, John C. Calhoun was the president at this time. The states had the right to declare a federal law if it was harmed. Andrew Jackson wanted to keep the idea that the federal government was stronger that the states. Tariff's were finally lowered and it was accepted by the south which ended the nullification crisis. -
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Texas Annexation
There was a lot of conflict between the mexican government. Texas was tired of dealing with it so they declared there independence from Mexico.Congress agreed to annex Texas. Texas wanted to enter the union as a free state, but instead it was elected as a slave state. Once it was admitted as a slave state, the Mexican-American War had begun. This is important because the U.S. won the war and they gained control of California. -
Oregon Treaty
This treaty help set up a boundary at the 49th parallel between the U.S. and Canada. During this time, James K. Polk was president. He served from 1845-1849. The treaty was signed by great britain and the United states. The Oregon treaty settled the dispute of land between the both of them. The british gained control of land north of the 49th parallel. -
Mexican Cession ( Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)
During the Mexican-American war, their was a abundance of land that was ceded to the united states by mexico. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo helped the U.S acquire all of the land. The United States gained control of lands such as California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. This is important because it established the border as texas and it helped us gain new land which expanded Manifest Destiny. -
Compromise of 1850
California is admitted as a free state.Slavery is banned in Washington, DC. The fugitive slave law act is passed. The act means that all runaway slaves must be returned to their rightful owners. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas happened during the Kansas- Nebraska Act. With pro and anti slave supporters trying to vote on what to choose, Things started to get really ugly and violent. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas offered popular sovereignty to determine if the states would be slave or free states. The kansas- nebraska act overturns the Missouri compromise. Things turn violent and became known as "Bleeding Kansas." -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle was fought at the Charleston Harbor in south carolina. The confederacy attacked the union. The battle ended with a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Bull Run
The battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia. General Irvin McDowell represented the union and General Thomas J. Jackson represented the Confederates. None of the troops had any experience with a battle before. The union troops lost to the confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document given by president Abraham Lincoln. The document declared all slaves in the confederate territory to be free. President Lincoln didn't want to free all of the slaves. He believed that power to do it. Because of this, the south was weakened. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Fought in Vicksburg, Mississippi, General Ulysses S. Grant represented the Union. General John Pemberton represented the confederacy. Grant put a blockade against vicksburg after he tried to capture the city. President Lincoln believed that this would push him a step further with ending this war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee started the war in Pennsylvania hoping to take some of the unions land. Because of the unions thoughtful planning and thinking, they got an advantage in the war. Lee ended up retreating to Virginia. -
Gettysburg Address
The gettysburg address was a speech given by president Abraham Lincoln. The speech was given to encourage people to try and improve the world. He hopes that everyone can live in "peace" again and that there are no more battles. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was passed during the reconstruction era. The 13th amendment ended slavery. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was passed during the reconstruction era. The 14th amendment gave birthright citizenship. It made everyone equal and the law also punished the south. -
15th Amendment
Created during the Reconstruction era. The 15th Amendment gave all men the right to vote. -
Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)
Louisiana created a law that specified separate railway cars for the black and the whites. Homer Plessy took a seat in a whites only car. He did want to move so he was arrested. The supreme court then rule the "Separate but equal" idea of the law that made it constitutional. the significance of this event is that it made everyone equal. The case established the principle of segregation. -
Battle of Antietam
Fought in Maryland, General George McClellan represented the union and General Robert E. Lee represented the confederacy. The battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the war. 23,000 soldiers were dead or wounded. Lee retreated to Virginia and Lincoln got to move forward with the emancipation.