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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a route made when the goverment made several Indian tribes migrate to the west of the Mississipi River in the 1820, 30, and 40's. This lasted from Feburary 16, 1820 until March 6th, 1836. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to be a state that had slavery but people didn't want it to hapen because it would have ruined the balance between free states and slave states -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was the conerstone of America's foreign policy. It was warning for European powers. -
Battle of The Alamo
This battle took place in San Antonio and was caused because the general of Santa Ana was invading Texas without permission. -
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that lasted until the mid-1840's. Jobs were being lost, so that meant unemployment was rising, and the prices of things were being raised, and waged were going down, -
Pre-emption Act
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Suttor's Fort
John Sutter was the founder of Sutter's Fort, in Sacremento. Suttor's Fort housed people, it always had people visiting, it was like a mini town in there. Today people can visit it, it has been restored and is a California State Park. -
Mexican-American War
April 25, 1846- Februrary 2, 1848 was the dates of the war. It ended with the Guadolupe Hildalgo treaty being signed.America won this war whivh caused Mexico to lose a huge part of their territory. -
Bear Flag Revolt
The Bear Flag revolt happened because The mexicans were worried that the immigrants coming to California would not want to be happy about also becoming mexican subjects. The result of this revolt was that is how California got their flag -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise contained five seperate bills that were passed by the United States. It made the free-ststes and slave-statesregard status territory, -
Fugitive Slave Act
This Act was made when California was becoming a free state and this meant that that slave-trade was not allowed in the District of Colombia. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden purchase was when New Mexico was bought by the Unites States. James Gadsden was the one who made this purchase go through by signing it. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bloody Kansas is also known as the "The Border Wars". Bloody Kansas was caused because of all the violent political confrontations that were going on.These confrontations were about anit-slavery Free-States. -
Dred Scott Decison
The Dred Scott Decison was the purpose to free slaves. This is important because this man fought for all slaves to be free. This decision was also made before the Civil War broke out. -
Harper's Ferry
John Brown's attack happened on Harper's Ferry. It also had a role in the Civil War. -
Civil War
The Civil war was to see whether the Union or Independence of the Confederacy would live on.This war went on for four years. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was declared when the Civil War was going into its third year. The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves that are being held in the slave-states are to be free. This happened because Abraham Lincoln. -
Gettysburg
This only lasted three days. This was a turning point in the war.About 51,000 people died in this battle that lasred three days. -
Gettysburg Address
This speech was very importtant because President Lincoln was talking about how many lives have been lost because of all the lives that have been lost and hiw al men are created the same and should all be treated equally. This speech was delivered 87 years after U.S. was founded that is something that also made it very important because he mentions that in the very first sentence. -
13 Amendment
This amendment was ratified on December 6th, 1865. This amendment was important because it abolished slavery in the United States. -
14 Amendment
This amendment was ratified July 9th, 1866. This amendment said that anyone that was born in the United States or had ancestors that were from here were automatically citizens. -
15 Amendment
This amendment was important because it said that no matter what skin color, race, or previous things a person has done doesn't mean that you cannot vote. Everyone had a right to vote.