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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people, many African American, offering shelter and aid to escaped slaves. The exact dates of its operation are not known, but it operated anywhere from the late 18th century to the Civil War. The Underground Railroad was formed as a convergence of various clandestine efforts at the time. -
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Women's rights
Women were in the domestic sphere.Stay at home. Less educated than men.No voting. Different values: men=ambition, women=modest. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Santon, was very important in the women's rights movement. -
panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 was the first major financial crisis in the United States. It featured widespread foreclosures, bank failures, unemployment, and a slump in agriculture and manufacturing. It marked the end of the economic expansion that had followed the War of 1812. -
Missouri Compromise
The issue was that Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, therefore unbalancing the Union so there would be more slave states then free states
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John Tyler as president
elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died 1841-1845. Became a Whig because he hated Andrew Jackson, even though he was a democract. Whig extremists hated him so much because of his hostility to a centralized bank. Did nothing to further improve the conditions of the U.S -
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James Knox Polk
11th President of the United States (1845–1849). He previously was elected the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). President for the Mexican American war. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. -
Seneca falls convention
Demands suffrage (right to vote). Conference agrees. 1st conference to officially support suffrage. Only a proposal/asking. Most men involved disagree with slavery as well -
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California Gold Rush
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area; by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000. -
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general. -
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. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
It was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published on March 20th, 1852. The novel was about sharing light into slavery which in her words was "wicked, inhuman and cruel". It was loved and hated. The novel caused a lot of contraversy. It was admired in the north because of its antislavery. Unfortunately, the novel was hated down south and they expressed that Harriet hadn't experienced slavery so she couldn't write about it. This caused sectionalism and impacted the road to the civil war. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were pro-slavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare. -
Election of James Buchanan
The election was Buchanan (Democrat) vs Fremont (Republican). Buchanan won with an electoral vote of 174 (59%) to 114 (38%). Northeners, anxious to save both the Union and their profitable business connections with the South, were thus initimidated into voting for Buchanan. The election of 1856 casted a long shadow forward, and politicians, North and South, peered anxiously toward 1860. The election caused a lot of tension. It can be clearly noted that this impacted the road to the civil war. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was Senator in 1856 of Massachusetts. He insulted South Carolina and senator Andrew Butler. Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina took vengeance into his own hands. He approached Sumner, and pounded the orator with an eleven-ounce cane until it broke.This tragic even took place on May 22, 1856. This was another event thats lead the road to the civil war. The South became pleased with what Brooks did. The North was very mad with Brooks. This caused a lot of tension. -
Panic of 1857
Psychologically it was probably the worse of the 19th century. After the War in Russia the growing of grain, while frenzied speculation in land and railroads had further ripped the economic fabric were overstimulated. North was hit the hardest because of its grain growers. Unemployment, accompanied by hunger meetings in urban areas, was widespread. The South felt impowered because there cotton was a bestseller which caused tension with the North. This influenced the road to the civil war. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a black slave who lived with his master for five years in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory. He was suing for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil. The ruling was that Dred Scott was a black slave and not a citizen therefore he could not sue in federal courts. This caused a lot of contraversy between the South and North. Northeners were infurriated. This had a huge impact on the road to the civil war. Many even sad it was the last straw before the civil war. -
Lincoln/Douglas debates
During the race to become Senator Lincoln asked to have multiple debates with Douglas. Certain topics of these debates were slavery, how to deal with slavery, and where slavery should be allowed. Although Lincoln lost the election to Douglas, he was known throughout the country because of the debates. -
Harpers Ferry
John Brown made a plan to invade the South secretly with a couple of followers, call the slaves to rise, give them arms, and establish a kind of black free state as a sanctuary. The slaves failed to rise so the wounded Brown and his remnants were quickly captured by U.S Marines. He was convicted of murder and treason after a trial. This caused tension between the North and the South. The South saw him as a terrorist. The North prased him. This was a step closer twards the civil war. -
Tariff of 1842
Tax of about 32% on dutiable goods. Tyler didn't like protective tariffs but knew the revenue was needed
