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Mexican-American War
Raised the question of expansion. Mexican concession added over 500,000 sq. miles of territory. -
Bleeding Kansas
Proslavery and antislavery forces ranged over the territory.
Several violent battles took place. -
Expansion & Slavery
There was a lot of conflict over slavery therefore during the 1850s congress attempted to solve the conflict over slavery by compromising. But the compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 only fueled sectional divisions. -
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Compromise of 1850
five separate bills were passed by the U.S. Congress that defused a political battle between slave and free states on the status of territories. -
Sectional Conflicts & National Politics
As tensions over slavery increased, violence even broke out in congress. in 1856 south Carolina representative Preston brooks attacked Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner over an antislavery speech Sumner had made. -
Marais des Cygnes Massacre
Gang of 30 proslavery men rounded up 11 antislavery settlers and gunned them down. 5 people died. -
Lincoln's Path to Presidency
It emphasized the divisions over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision. It also brought Lincolns opposition to slavery spread to a national audience. Which also caused Douglas to lose support in the north and the south. -
Civil War begins
The civil war broke out following a confederate attack on Fort Sumter, leading to widespread fighting, heavy casualties, and the eventual defeat of the confederacy. -
Life during the Civil War
The Civil War presented challenges, hardships, and opportunities for people in the north and the south. both soldiers and civilians were affected as the war went on. -
Fighting Continues
The civil war tore apart society, but it was also an international event that took place. union naval blockades disrupted the souths trade with the rest of the world. at the beginning of the war, it was easy to slip through the Union blockade. gradually, the blockade of south ports became tighter as the time passed. -
Presidential Reconstruction
Lincoln issued a proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction. Which offered forgiveness to all southerners who pledged loyalty to the union and support for emancipation. -
Paychecks
African American soldiers receive equal pay. -
Civil War Ended
Grants victory at Chattanooga convinced lincoln that the union finally had a general who could win. In March 1864, Lincoln gave him command of all Union armies. -
Rebuilding the South
Conflicting plans for dealing with the post-civil war south had long-lasting effects on government and the economy. -
Congressional Reconstruction
White southerners welcomed Johnson's plan, which let them form state governments on their own terms. they hoped to restore their old way of life. -
Republicans in Charge
Since republicans had lost some support following the impeachment fight, they chose the hero of the civil war as their presidential candidate in the election. -
Voting Rights
The 13th amendment ended savery, and the 14th amendment granted citizenship to former slaves. -
Reconstruction Ends
Much of Atlanta had been burned during the civil war, but after the war, it became the center of reconstruction activity and Georgia's new state capital.
