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Sabbatarian Movement
a movement to get the seventh day of the week all for worship and rest -
Cotton Gin
(Patented by Eli Whitney)
Removed many barriers -
Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion
a literate enslaved blacksmith, had a slave rebellion in the Richmond area -
German Coast Uprising
a revolt of slaves -
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Oregon Trail most active
the oregon trail was made by traders and fur trappers, you could only traveled by horse or to be walked on -
Erie Canal Completed
a canal going all the to New York, used to trade goods -
American temperance society founded
a group that abstain from drinking distilled beverages -
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Slavery declines in Upper South
upper south is less tied to slavery and plantations at the time -
Nat Turner'a Rebellion
a slave rebellion that took place in Virginia -
New England Anti-Slavery Society formed
formed by WIlliam Lloyd Garrison -
Black Hawk's War
a war between the U.S. and Native Americans lead by a Sauk leader -
Massachusetts school board established
granted and renewed charter school -
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German/Irish immigration Boom
millions of Germans came to the U.S. to escape economic hardships -
World Anti-Slavery Convention in London
organised by the British and foreign anti-slavery society -
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Edmund Ruffin Reforms
Virginia planter -
Texas becomes a state
became the 28th state, led to the mexican-american war -
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Presidency of James K. Polk
11th president of the U.S., was once the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives -
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Mexican American War
this was was an armed conflict between the U.S. and Mexico -
Mormon migration to Utah
Brigham Young led his group of 2 kids, 3 females, and 143 males along the Cali trail -
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California Gold Rush
Gold was found by James W. Marshall. The news brought 300,000 people to Cali -
Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo
a.k.a. the treaty of peace, friends, limits, and the settlement of the U.S. and the Mexican Republic -
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Seneca Falls Convention
first convention over women's rights -
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"Know Nothing" party active
american nativist political party -
Fugitive Slave Act
forced free state people to return runaway slaves to their masters -
Fort Laramie Treaty
a treaty between the U.S. treaty commissioners and many native american tribes -
Gadsden Purchase
In mexico it's known as the 'venta de la mesilla'. this place was a huge piece of land in New Mexico that the U.S. bought -
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Battle of the Alamo
a pivotal event in the Texas revolution, following a 13-day siege
