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Missouri Compromise
This was the beginning of deciding how slavery would be dealt with -
Monroe Doctrine
This doctrine made it so the US would not purposely interfere with Britain's government -
Battle of Alamo
This was the event that led to the Texas revolution. The United States and Mexico went to war under the Alamo mission. -
Panic of 1837
The panic of 1837 occurred when America went into an intense financial crisis. This lasted until the 1840s and many suffered. -
Trail of Tears
This was a traumatic series of forced relocations of Native Americans -
Sutter's Fort
This building was built to host agricultural and trading needs. It was non-indigenous and in the California province -
Pre-emtion act
The US Congress passed this because of high demand in the west. It allowed homeless people to go on preempt land. -
Bear Flag Revolt
The bear flag revolt was a group of Californian settlers who rebelled against Mexico and claimed California as an independent state. -
Mexican-American War
This was an armed fight to settle a politically undivded land -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise was an attempt to get the North and South to settle on what they wanted to do regarding slaves and other controversial laws. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This act was passed as a compromise between the southerns who wanted slaves and the northerns who didn't. -
Gadsden Purchase
This event is when the United States purchased land that is know parts of Arizona and New Mexico -
Bleeding Kansas
This was a civil fight to see if Kansas would be a free or slave state. It ended up being free. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an enslaved black man who was unsuccessfully sued because of his freedom. -
Harper's Ferry
This is when John Brown leads a small raid on the armory to try and start a slave militia -
Civil War
This war was between the confederates and the union to finally decide on how the slaves would be handled. It ended in 1865 when the Union defeated them. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This historic document showed Abe Lincoln granting all slaves freedom -
Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of the civil war. It is considered the point where people realized the south was defeated. -
Gettysburg Address
This was the famous speech Abraham Lincoln gave on the battlefield near Gettysburg. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was created after the civil war ended. It states that slavery will not be tolerated. -
14th Amendment
This important amendment was created to make sure anyone born on American land will automatically become a citizen and have our rights. -
15th Amendment
This was added to make sure everyone has the right to vote regardless of skin color, race, or servitudes.