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Timeline Assignment_Jacquelyn Anderson
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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon for 15 million dollars. He did this in order to gain land that stretched between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. -
War of 1812
"The Second War of Independence" fought between the United States and Britain. This war ended significantly with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise was created by Henry Clay in response to the question of whether or not Missouri would enter the United States as a slave state or a union state. As a result, Clay ruled that Missouri would be a Slave State and Maine would enter as a Free State. It also said that any new state admitted south of the 36°30' parallel (The Missouri Compromise Line) would be a slave state -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson wanted to make room for the new American settles. As a result, he had Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which allowed for all Cherokee Indians to be removed from Georgia to Mississippi. As a result, the Indians were forcible moved to reservation in Oklahoma. This removal event became known as the Trail of Tears. -
Battle of the Alamo
On March 2nd, the Texas Declaration of Independence was singed, and Texas became a Republic. However 4 days later, General Santa Anna attacked the Alamo, with untrained Texas soldiers taking the fall. The battle went on for 13 days, before the Alamo fell, and was seized. -
Texas Became a State
Texas was annexed by the United States as the twenty-eighth state -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty significantly ended the Mexican-American War and allowed Mexico to recognize Texas' independence. Additionally, the Rio Grande was set as the official southern boarder of Texas, and California was admitted as a state. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise was created by Henry Clay to align the boundaries of the Western States as the Missouri Compromise was not going well. In doing so, he established 5 separate bills. -
American Civil War (1861 - 1865)
The Civil War lasted from 1861-1865 and was fought between the Northern (Union) and Southern (Confederacy) States. This war was fought because of issues of slavery and the rights of the states. As a result, the war ended in defeat for the south as the southern Confederate Army was forced to retreat. -
Second Industrial Revolution (1870 - 1914)
It lasted from 1870 - 1914 and was influential as it created large leaps in both technology and society as the creation of steel, electricity and petroleum came about. For example: Nikola Tesla harnessed AC power