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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was significant because it declared our indeoendence from Great Britain. They now formed a new nation—the United States of America. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France at a price of $15 million, or approximately four cents an acre. The significance of this event is that it doubled the United States in size for a fair price. -
Indian Removal Act
The indian removal act is when Andrew Jackson kicked the indians out of their territoy.The Indian Removal Act allowed the Indians who wanted to stay to do so, but required that they become American citizens. -
Seneca Falls Womens Rights Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. It was organized by a handful of women who were active in the abolition and temperance movements and held July 19–20, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. Intended to call attention to unfair treatment of women, the convention was attended by about 300 people, -
California Gold Rush
The california gold rush was when california had a huge amount of gold in its territory.People from all over the world came over to stake their claim and search for gold, this lasted the whole year of 1849 and then some. -
Comprimise of 1850
In an attempt to seek a compromise and destroy a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended. Also, California entered the Union as a free state. Finally, an act was passed settling a boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico that also established a territorial government in New Mexico. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery in the territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude. Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois, said the issue of slave would be decided by popular soverghty.(popular vote) This act added kansas and nebraska to the territory. -
Bleeding Kansas
The period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraksa Act repealed the missouri comprimise and this made the people of missouri angry. Proslavery and free-state settlers flooded into Kansas to try to influence the decision of popular vote to change the desicion. Violence soon erupted as both parties strated fighting for control. -
John Browns Raid
John Brown and his men raided harpers ferry, Virginia. he and his menset fires and did much damage. Civilians exchanged fire and browns men were either killed or captured. 5 of his men, including browns son, were severly wounded and they escaped to canada and the nort. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle was the bloddiest day in american history ( 23,000 casualties overall.) the confederates were led by General Robert E. Lee and they had 45,000 troops and 11,000 casualties. the union was led by General George McClellan, they had 87,000troops and had approxamatlet 12,000 casualties. They each had their own advantages confederates advantage was location, and leadership. the unions advantage was numbers. -
Emcaipation Proclamation
The Empancipation Proclamation was the freeing of slaves. after this was written alot of black people joined the army and became soldiers. African americans were very hppy about this while some people were not. -
54th Massachusetts Infantry
Abolitionists thought ending slavery was the reason for the war, and they argued that black people should be able to join the fight for their freedom. However, African Americans were not allowed to serve as soldiers in the Union Army until January 1, 1863. It is significant because it was the first war with african americans that are able to fight.
