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Mexican American War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from spring 1846 to fall 1847. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north -
The Gold Rush Starts
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End of Mexican American War
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish), officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo -
California Becomes a Free State
California splits in half and later comes back together as a free state leaving the union and the south in turmoil. -
The Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed 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. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. -
Harpers Ferry End's
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The Gold Rush Ends
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Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free. -
Harpers Ferry Starts
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Election of 1860
The United States presidential election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860, and served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. Lincoln became president -
The South Seceded
South Carolina Seceded from the union because Lincoln became president. -
First Bull Run
The First real battle of the American Civil war -
Emanicpation Proclimation
Officaly freed all slaves in the USA -
Battle of Gettysburg
Bloddiest battle of the whole war -
Shermans March
Sherman march thte union army through the south burning everything in his path. -
Election of 1864
Lincoln was re-elected -
Reconstrution Begins
Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South. -
The 13th Amendment
Proclaimed all citizens free -
Freedmens Bureau
The U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in 1865 by Congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War (1861-65). -
The Surrender at Appomattox
Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant -
Lincoln's Assasination
Abraham Lincoln is murdered at Ford's Theater. -
Election of 1866
The 1866 elections were a decisive event in the early Reconstruction era, in which President Andrew Johnson faced off against the Radical Republicans in a bitter dispute over whether Reconstruction should be lenient or harsh toward the vanquished South. -
Reconstruction Acts
After the end of the American Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. -
Election of 1868
The United States presidential election of 1868 was the 21st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1868. -
15th Amendment
Granted african americans the right to vote. -
Election of 1872
The United States presidential election of 1872 was the 22nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1872. -
Civil Rights act of 1875
The last biracial U.S. Congress of the 19th century passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875. It protected all Americans, regardless of race, in their access to public accommodations and facilities such as restaurants, theaters, trains and other public transportation, and protected the right to serve on juries. -
Electon of 1876
The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed presidential elections in American history. Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, and had 184 electoral votes to Hayes' 165, with 20 votes uncounted. -
Reconstrution Ends