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northwest ordinance 1787
The northwest ordinance was for the government of the territory of the united states, north-west of the river Ohio, and also know as The Ordinance of 1787 was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States -
missouri compromise 1820
the missouri compromise was an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states the missouri compromise was passed in 1820 admitting missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
the underground railroad
the underground rail road was network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century and used by African American slaves to escape into free -
Annexation of texas 1845
the Annexation of texas 1845 was was the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of texas into the United States of America which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. -
wilmot proviso 1846
wilmot was the first to introduced the proviso in the United States House of Representatives on August 8, 1846 as a rider on a $2,000,000 appropriations bill intended for the final negotiations to resolve the Mexican American War. -
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mexican american war 1846-1848
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War in the United States and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 184.one of the causes of the mexican american waswere mainfest destiny, westward expansion, economics, and slavery. -
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo 1848
the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo was The war officially ended with the February 2 1848 with mexico signing a treaty also the treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
caliorina gold rush
the caliorina gold rush was when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma California. The news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. -
compromise of 1850
compromise of 1850 was the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah. -
the fugitive slave act 1850
the fugitive slave act 1850 was enacted by Congress in 1793 but as the northern states abolished slavery the act was rarely enforced -
uncle toms cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel uncle toms cabin The novel sold 300,000 copies within three months and was so widely read that when President Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1862, he reportedly said “So this is the little lady who made this big war.” -
caning of summer 1856
caning of summer 1856 was In 1856 a South Carolina Congressman, Democrat Preston Brooks, nearly killed Sumner on the Senate floor two days after Sumner delivered an intensely anti-slavery speech called The Crime Against Kansas. -
kansas nebraska act 1856
the kansas nebraska act 1856 waspassed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
lecompton constitution
The lecompton constitution the second consitution drafted for Kansas Territory, was written by proslavery supporters. The document permitted slavery Article VII excluded free blacks from living in Kansas and allowed only male citizens of the United States to vote.