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Civil war
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Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay made resolutions to attempt to avoid war between the North and the South. The fugitive slave act was amended and the slave trade in Washington D.C., was abolished -
Gadsen Purchase
a purchase of 29,670 square mile region of present day southern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed by the US Congress and allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves wether or not they had slavery inside their borders -
Lincoln Douglas debates
The Lincoln Douglas debates were seven debates between Abraham Lincoln who was the Republican candidate for the United States and Stephen Douglas the Democratic party canidate -
Raid on Harpers ferry
it was a effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt. -
confederate states of america formed
representatives from the six seceded states met in Montgomery to establish a unified government. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was elected the Confederacy's first president. -
Battle of Fort sumter
. battle of fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston South Carolina by the confederate states army. -
Battle of Antietam
Generals Robert E Lee and George McClellan face off in a battle that took place near Antietam creek. -
Shermans march to the sea
General William T. Sherman led 60,000 soldiers on 285 mile march from Atlanta to Savanna. it was to frighten the civilians into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
Battle of Appomattox
General Ulysses S Grant made general Lee surrender. Lee was trying to rally the remnants of his beleaguered troops. -
KKK formed
a secret society that didn't want African american people to get rights. it was formed by a group of confederate veterans. they wanted to revise the federal governments progressive reconstruction Era-activities in the South. -
Alaska purchase
the Alaska purchase was the United states acquisition of Alaska from the Russian empire. -
President Johnson impeached
Johnson got impeached because of his high crimes and misdemeanors in accordance of Article two of the United States Constitution -
14th ammendment guarantees civil rights
the 14th amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of laws. -
fifteenth amendment
granted african american men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race
