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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory. Which outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. This Ordinance was important to history because it's one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress. The Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories. -
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Alien & Sedition Act
These two acts were made to restore domestic tranquility and preserve the Union. The Alien Act was for the expulsion of aliens which are non citizens considered to be dangerous to the government. The Sedition Act declared ant treasonable activity as well as "any false, scandalous and malicious writing" as punish by imprisonment. These events are important to history because for one the Alien Act -
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is a land deal between the United States and France. This land deal was brought for 15 million. The Louisiana Purchase expands U.S. 827,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River. On December 30, 1803, United States takes formal possession of Louisiana. The Louisiana Purchase is important to history because it gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and the port city of New Orleans. And those both are used for farmers to ship their crops and get paid. -
Marbury v. Madison
This was a legal case where the U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of congress as unconstitutional. Pres. Adams appointed many Federalists to the federal courts, but Madison, by order did not deliver the commissions. Marbury asked the scourt to enforce the delivery of the commissions based on a provision of the judiciary act. The court refused Marbury's request. its important to history because it was the first Supreme Court case to apply the principle of judicial review. -
Missouri Compromise
America was divided into free states and slave states in the 1800's. Missouri wanted to become a state because of it's population but free states didn't want to if it wasn't going to be equal. The Missouri Compromise was an agreement between pro and anti slavery in congress . This is important to history because it was the first instance of Congressional exclusion from public territory. -
Monroe Doctrine
a policy of opposing European colonialism in the America's. It stated that United States would not allow European countries to start colonies or to interfere with independent countries in the continent of North America or South America. And that the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies or get involved with conflicts between European countries. Throughout history Presidents invoked the Monroe Doctrine when intervening in foreign affairs in the Western Hemisphere. -
Nullification Crisis
High tariff was adopted by congress. John C.Calhoun was against it because he thought it would effect slavery which he supported. So the The Nullification Crisis was caused by the enacted protective tariffs, which were deemed unconstitutional by the Southerners. Southerners questioned whether Jackson and the democrats really represented southern interests. This Crisis is important to history because the Southern states formed the csoa which the Union opposed leading to the civil war. -
Texas Annexation
The Texas Annexation was the 1845 annexation 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. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico. It's important to history because -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise was an event during the Civil War. Set of 5 bills passed. It was a compromise between northern free states and southern slave states over the spread of slavery. The goal was to keep the country together and avoid trouble. The compromise was important because a Fugitive Slave Law was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under penalty of law. The Compromise overturned the Missouri Compromise and left the overall issue of slavery unsettled. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
The Kansas- Nebraska act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The initial aim of the Act was to build a transcontinental railroad. Which went across the Midwest to promote easier access to the farmland for both farmers and their customers. The Kansas- Nebraska Act is important to history because -
Bleeding (Bloody) Kansas
Kansas is an important staging ground for what some people argue is the first battles of the Civil War, because it is this battlefield on which the forces of anti-slavery and the forces of slavery meet. ... That is, the war between slavery and anti-slavery in the Kansas territory. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American Civil War. No one on either side had been killed, although two Union soldiers died when the departing soldiers fired a gun salute, and some cartridges exploded prematurely. It was a nearly bloodless beginning to America’s bloodiest war. It's important to history but it is the place where the first battle of the American Civil War was fought. -
Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first large scale land battle of the Civil War. The battle was called Manassas by the Confederates and Bull Run by the Union. Confederate commander Beauregard was hailed as the hero of the battle. And Bull Run was the first battle in American history where railroads were utilized for the transport of soldiers. In fact it played a key role in the Confederate victory, allowing reinforcements to rapidly reach the battle field. -
Battle of Anietam
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest one-day battle in all of American history. The Union had an advantage of 75,500 soldiers facing 38,000 Confederates. The Union won the battle and stopped General Lee's invasion of Maryland. The victory gave President Lincoln the confidence to announce the Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be forever free. As the Union took control of the confederate states the slaves in these states were freed. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order given by Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. Slaves weren't immediately free. Only about 50,000 of the 4 million slaves were immediately set free. The Emancipation Proclamation had many limitations. The Emancipation also allowed Black men to fight in the Union Army. For history to be made it freed slaves. -
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the American Civil War. It involved three bloody days of fighting in extremely hot weather in and around the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. General Lee had hoped a decisive victory on Northern soil would encourage European powers to join the Confederate War effort. The loss of this battle eliminated that chance. -
Gettysburg Address
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13th Amendment passed
The fight to end slavery in the United States began in the late 1700s. People who wanted to end slavery were called abolitionists because they wanted to "abolish" slavery. The state of Mississippi finally ratified the amendment in 1995. The amendment still allows for slavery as a punishment for a crime. The amendment allows for people to be prosecuted for forcing someone to work against their free will. -
14th Amendment passed
The Fourteenth Amendment is the longest amendment to the Constitution. It was ratified in 1868 in order to protect the civil rights of freed slaves after the Civil War. It has proven to be an important and controversial amendment addressing such issues as the rights of citizens, equal protection under the law, due process, and the requirements of the states -
15th Amendment passed
The Fifteenth Amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin. It also protected the voting rights of former slaves. After the Civil War, amendments were added to the Constitution in order to free the slaves. Amendment 15 gave former slaves the rights of U.S. citizen. However, the states still ran the voting in elections. The Fifteenth Amendment was added to protect the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race. -
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The Plessy v. Ferguson case basically a black man but half white going against the jim crow laws. The state established the principle of segregation. The court upheld Louisiana's state law that permitted "separate, but equal" facilities. This case is important to history because it set precedent that segregation was acceptable by law. It also blocked any further legislation meant to disband segregation for the next half of a century.
