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northwest Oridance
it outlawed slavery and helped with the admission of states. it allowed the US to expand and conquer western territory -
Louisiana Purchase
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory set a precedent for future land acquisitions. It also secured control of the Mississippi river and provided more land -
Missouri Compromise
it admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It drew the line for the expansion of slavery at 36"30" line. -
Monroe Doctrine
was issued to warn European countries not to recolonize Latin America. The Monroe Doctrine was dependent on the British navy -
Nullification Crisis
it stated that states have the right to declare a federal law or null and void if it brings harm. a compromise was reached and the tariff was lowed SC refused to pay the tariff -
Texas Annexation
Americans declared independence from Mexico after they outlawed slavery. The US acquired the Republic of Texas through annexation. -
Oregon Treaty
The British and Americans were fighting for this land which led to the Oregon treaty. it split the land at the 49th parallel to avoid going to war. -
Mexican Cession(Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)
the Mexican cession contained territories that made up most of the southwest. It completed manifest destiny by giving Americans control of land from the Atlantic to the pacific. -
Compromise of 1850
introduced the principle of popular sovereignty and admitted California as a free state. It prohibited slaves from being sold and made a new fugitive slave law -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Proposed popular sovereignty to decide which state would be slave or free. It overturned the Missouri compromise by allowing popular sovereignty. -
Bleeding (Bloody) Kansas
Competition of pro-slavery and anti-slavery turned conflicts violent. Became the Bleeding Kansas and eventually led to the creation of the Republican party -
Battle of Bull Run
The battle of Bull Run shocked those who hoped the war would end quickly. Lincoln replaced generals in hope to lead the Union to victory. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
was depended on economic resources of the north and the south. geographic factors that influenced strategy and the military and political leadership. -
Battle of Antietam
Was the bloodiest day of the war. 23,00 soldiers were dead or injured when the south was invading the north -
Emancipation Proclamation
it allowed African Americans to fight alongside the union. It did not free slaves or even attempt to free slaves -
Battle of Vicksburg
Lincoln believed the capture of Vicksburg was going to bring the war to an end.The battle split the confederacy in two at the Mississippi River and gave the union control of the river. -
Battle of Gettysburg
About 1/3 of Lee's fighting force was dead or wounded. This was the second and last attempt of the south trying to invade the North. -
The Gettysburg Adress
lincoln goes to the Gettysburg battlefield to dedicate a cemetery for the fallen soldiers.decrbed the civil war as a struggle to the declaration of independence and dedicated that all men are created equal -
Presidential Reconstruction
Lincoln created a 10% plan where the voters had to oath to the union and accept terms of emancipation. Johnson wanted to continue this plan but he was impeached so that he couldn't undermine efforts in congress -
Sherman's March to Sea
Sherman followed the total war strategy. He led his force on a march to the sea trying to capture the port at Savannah Georgia. -
13th Amendment Passed
showed that southerners were not willing to recognize the rights of freedmen. this amendment ended slavery -
14th Amendment Passed
Granted all men Birthright Citizenship. it overturned the Dred Scott decision by giving African Americans Citizenship. -
Congressional Reconstruction
The goal of Congressional Reconstruction was to punish the South. Split the former confederacy into 5 military groups to enforce the reconstruction amendments and rights of freedmen. -
15th Amendment Passed
The 15th Amendment allowed all men to vote. it ensured the right to vote and the Republican party established its political power in the south -
Plessy V. Ferguson
the supreme court legalized segregation and discrimination not protecting the rights of people's rights.gave equal protection of the 14th amendment brought jim crow laws.(separate but equal)