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Missouri Compromise
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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas -
Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio that was fought between February 23, 1836 – March 6, 1836 by Mexican forces -
Panic of 1837
It was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma -
Sutter's Fort
It was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province -
Pre-Emption Act
It was a response to the demands of the Western states that squatters be allowed to preempt lands -
Bear Flag Revolt
They were a small group of American settlers in California that rebelled against the Mexican government -
US - Mexican War
A war fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 -
Fugitive Slave Law
It was a law passed by the United States Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Compromise of 1850
It was an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between the North and South -
Bleeding Kansas
It was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" -
Gadsden Purchase
It was an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
Dred Scott Decision
It was a controversial ruling made by the Supreme Court shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War -
Harper's Ferry
It was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 -
Emancipation Proclamation
was an executive order issued by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States -
Gettysburg Address
Was a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery -
Gettysburg Battle
The greatest battle of the Civil War, fought in south-central Pennsylvania in 1863. -
13th Amendment
to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime -
Civil War (beginning)
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14th amendment
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws -
15th Amendment
prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" -
Civil War (ending)