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Mexican-American War
The United States Began To Expand Into Mexican Territory. Resulted In Mexico's Defeat And The Loss Of Half Of Their Territory. -
Signing of The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico Agrees To Give Up Their Land -
Elcection
Zachary Taylor Is Elceted Presdient -
Presidency Of Taylor
Taylor threatened to veto the Compromise of 1850 even at the risk of civil war.Taylor died. Millard Fillmore became President. -
Compromise Of 1850
Helped Determine The Future Of Future States Westward. Free or Slave -
Election
Presidental Election Held. Franklin Pierce became President -
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Rebellion
Pottawatomie Massacre: The massacre, led by John Brown, took place. -
Election
U.S. presidential election, 1856: An election was held.
1857 James Buchanan became President. -
Taking Action
A decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford declared that blacks were not citizens of the United States and could not sue. -
Election
United States presidential election, 1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -
Reaction From Lincoln
South Carolina seceded from the Union -
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Confederacy
Ten more states seceded from the Union and established the Confederate States of America. -
First Battle
First battle between the North and The South -
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American Civil War
The North and The South Go To War
