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Missouri Compromise
agreement made to keep the balance of slave and free states equal. Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine added as a free state in 1821. -
Monroe Doctrine
the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere. It was a foreign policy statement originally set forth in 1823 which created sphere of Europeans and American influences -
the battle of the alamo
the battle of Alamo was fought between the Republic of Texas and Mexico. It took place at a fort in San Antonio, Texas called the Alamo. The Mexicans won the battle, all the Texan soldiers were killed inside the fort. -
panic of 1837
state banks had received government money that had been taken out from the Bank of the U.S. Jackson forced the payment for federal lands with gold or silver. This led to panic because the Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt and there was a widespread of unemployment. -
trail of tears
the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to move to an area in present day Oklahoma. The migrants faced hunger, sickness, and exhaustion on the forced march -
stutters fort
northern California colony founded by Swiss immigrant John Sutter in 1839 that became a popular destinaion for American immigrants. -
Pre-emption Act
Designed to allow squatters the ability to buy the land they were already on at the same price as everyone else -
bear flag revolt
A revolt of American settlers in California against Mexican rule. It started the Mexican War and made California a state. -
US- Mexican War
the U.S. took territory from Texas and Mexico challenged the border.In Texas, battles were fought and Mexico was invaded from the Atlantic Ocean by General Winfield. The war ended with the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which is a treaty that forced Mexico was forced to sign in 1848, giving Mexico's northern lands to the U.S. -
fugitive slave law
A law making it a crime to help runaway slaves. If caught could face up to 6 months in prison and a $1000 dollar fine. Commissioners 10 dollars right slave $5 dollars wrong slave. -
compromise of 1850
slavery becomes outlawed in Washington, D.C., California is promoted as a free state, and Utah and New Mexico will decide on weather or not slavery is allowed. -
gadsden purchase
the u.s. payed 10 million for some of mexico's land. southerners hoped to use it for railroads linking the west coast to the south -
bleeding kansas
described the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. John Brown led anti slavery fighters in Kansas before he raided on Harper Ferry. it pushed the north and south apart. -
dred scott decision
all territories were opened up to slavery. Northern lawmakers were not allowed to keep slaves out of the territories -
harper's ferry
a place where they stored all weapons and ammunition. John Brown was a radical abolitionist and he planned to take all the weapons for the slaves to use and start a massive slave rebellion -
states who seceded
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tenessee -
civil war
the war that divides america in 1860. It was fought between the U.S. and the Confederate states of america. the north was fighting to preserve the union and end slavery -
emancipation proclamation
this declared all slaves in confederate territory free. not many slaves were freed because the land was under confederate control so the union had trouble letting them be free. -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is a location in south central Pennsylvania and it's known for it's role in the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. -
gettysburg address
lincoln wrote this to encouarge people to take action in improving their nation and reuniting the North and the South -
13th Amendment
the 13th amendment is based on abolishing slavery. Slavery isn't allowed in any state or territory of the U.S.A. -
14th Amendment
this was based on civil rights in the states. all people born in the United States have their rights and privileges in the Constitution -
15th Amendment
citizens have the right to vote no matter their color and race.
