History of the American People - Timeline - Final Project

The American Romantic Era

Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Jan 1, 1860

American Literature

The Oregon Trail

Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Jan 1, 1860

Greatest Known Trail For The Western Migration

The Amistad Case

Period: Jan 7, 1840 to Mar 9, 1841

Important step in abolishment of slavery

The Mexican War

Period: May 13, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

War between United States and Mexico over contested border

The Great Compromise of 1850

Jan 29, 1850

Territorial and slavery controversies created from Mexican War

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Mar 6, 1857

Most controversial court case of the 19th century

Abraham Lincoln

Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Apr 15, 1865

16TH President

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Slaves declared their freedom

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Most important Battle of the Civil War.

Andrew Jackson

Period: Apr 15, 1865 to Mar 3, 1869

17th PRESIDENT

The Fourteenth Amendment

Jan 1, 1866

Citizenship rights for all persons born/naturalized in the U.S.

Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1867 to Jan 1, 1877

Period to work at reuniting the South and the North