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Texas Annexation
Texas was annexed by the US from Mexico after Texas asked to join the US. -
The Mexican American War
The Mexican-American War was the conflict started from the anger Mexico had against the US after the US annexed Texas from them. In the near future conflict arose from US citizens going across the Mexican-American boarder and from bringing slavery into Texas. In the end, what triggered the war was the US troops sent by President Polk to establish the boarder which they crossed. -
US Gains the Oregon Territory
After the US made a treaty with Great Britain Oregon belonged to the US. This treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute on the 49th parallel. -
Wilmot Proviso
President James K. Polk passed the Wilmot Proviso which banned slavery in the states gained from the Mexican Session which includes California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. The Wilmot Proviso was made in spite of Northerners in the growing abolitionism. -
Wilmot Proviso
Was passed by President James K. Polk after the US gained the Mexican Session the states in the session banned slavery to satisfy the abolitionist North. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is what ended the Mexican American war. From this treaty the US gained 525,000 square miles of land which includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The US in return gave Mexico $15 million and agreed to settle all claims of US citizens against Mexico. -
Foundation of the Free Soil Party
Martin Van Buren was the founder of the Free Soil Party and he made this party of oppose expansion into more territories. The Free Soil Party was created after the Liberty Party ended and several members of the Whig Party came together for its creation. -
Foundation of the Free Soil Party
Martin Van Buren was the founder of the Free Soil Party and made it to prevent the further spread of slavery in the US. -
Foundation of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was the main conductor of the Underground Railroad and it was made for slaves to escape their horrible fates as slaves in the south to live north. -
Foundation of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was the main conductor for the Underground Railroad and created it to help slaves escape their horrible lives as slaves in the South to live in the North. -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay is the founder of the Compromise of 1850 and he created it as a compromise to avert a crisis between the North and South after previous conflict. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was made in part of the Compromise of 1850 and was made to send escaped slaves back to their slave owner in the South. -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay created the Compromise of 1850 ,which had multiple balancing parts, to make a compromise between the North and South and avert a crisis between them. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Was a part of the Compromise of 1850 ,made by Henry Clay, to send slaves that escaped the South to be sent back to their slave owners in the South. -
Popular Sovereignty
Senator Stephen Douglas was the founder of Popular Sovereignty and it was made so the people of a certain territory in the US could vote on whether they wanted their territory to be have slavery or be free. This was created because of conflict over free and slave territories -
Popular Sovereignty
Was created by Stephen Douglass allowed the people of their own territory to choose whether they wanted their territory to have slavery or be a free state. This was created after conflicts between the North and South over determining a new territories status. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that sparked controversy in the North which gave the image of how gruesome slavery really was in the South. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book created by Harriet Beecher Stowe which sparked controversy in the North because it gave the image of how gruesome slavery really was in the South. -
Presidency of Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was elected in the US when he showed support for the Compromise of 1850 when his opponent Winfield Scott did not. This later caused the downfall of the Whig Party. -
Presidency of Franklin Pierce
The US President Franklin Pierce was elected because of his main opponent Winfield Scott didn't show full support for the Compromise of 1850. This destroyed the Whig Party and made North and South look to different parties. -
The Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase is a near 30,000 square mile region of present day Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It was purchased from Mexico and signed by the James Gadsden, the US ambassador to Mexico at the time. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglass created the Kansas-Nebraska Act to split the land west of Missouri into 2 different territories: Kansas and Nebraska. He also urged them to be determined as a free or slave state by popular sovereignty. -
Founding of the Know-Nothing Party
The Know-Nothing Party was a group of Nativists who believed that Catholics would overthrow the government in the US. -
Founding of the Republican Party
Amos Tuck created the Republican Party in the US which was the near replacement of the Whig Party which opposed slavery and opposed the Kansas Nebraska act at the time. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was the event in which the people of Kansas were voting to determine if they were a slave or free state and others like the Border Ruffians came into the state to influence the vote in their favor. This was also one the the first appearances of John Brown. -
John Brown
Was an abolitionist from Connecticut who was being told by god to fight to end slavery and he was part of the reason for the start of Bleeding Kansas. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was canned by Preston Brooks in South Carolina after Charles Sumner's speech offended Brooks and South Carolina. This further spread the North and South. -
Presidency of James Buchanan
James Buchanan was elected president of the US after being a nominated Democrat and he was neutral over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and overall won his presidency because he didn't have an opinion. -
Dred Scott vs. Stanford
This case that in the end led to the supreme court was very controversial because Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom in St.Louis. Dred Scott was unsuccessful and was denied by the supreme court judge Roger B. Taney who said that all slaves are property. -
Freeport Doctrine
The Freeport Doctrine was made by Stephen Douglass and was used in the second Douglass v. Lincoln debate and he used it to argue that a territory had the right to exclude slavery despite US supreme court decisions (referring to the Dred Scott Case). -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown led both white and black men into the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia to revolt against slavery but failed leading to his men and himself killed in the end. -
The Hanging of John Brown
John Brown was put to execution by hanging in Charles town, Virginia after he was put to the supreme court for multiple accounts of murder and treason. This was one the last major causes of the split between the North and South before the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the US in a race against 3 other major competitors and his election was one of the major reasons for the Civil War because he was an open abolitionist and wanted to exterminate slavery. -
Formation of Confederate States
After the election of Abraham Lincoln South Carolina seceded and many others followed and created the Confederate States of America to oppose the Union in the North. They based their similarly off of the Unions but allowed slavery and more freedom for each state. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The first official conflict of the Civil War where the seceded South Carolina surrounded and bombarded Fort Sumter which was part of South Carolina but was owned by the Union so it created conflict. -
The Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan was created by Union General Winfield Scott and it was a plan where the Unions navy would create a blockade by sea from the coast of Richmond, Virginia through the port in New Orleans to the end of the Mississippi River. -
The Battle of Bull Run
Bull Run was the first official battle of the Civil War where Union troops lead by Union General Irvin McDowell tried to take Confederate Capital Richmong, Virginia but were defeated by Confederate forces lead by Colonel Thomas J. Jackson. -
Confederate Presidency of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was elected as the president of the Confederate States of America and declared that the time for compromise was officially over. -
Trent Affair
Trent Affair was the conflict between the Union and Britain after the Union intercepted a British ship and removed 2 confederate diplomats as contraband of war. This angered the Confederate and Britain and the Union returned the diplomats before tensions rose too high and Britain declared war on the US. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union General Ulysses S. Grant was surprised by Generals Albert Sidney and P.G. T. Beauregard's army at Shiloh on the Tennessee River 10,000 Confederate troops died and 13,000 Confederate troops died and Confederate forces were forced to retreat. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought in Maryland and was the bloodiest day in American history. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was stopped by Gen. George B. McClellan and the battle broke out with 20,000 casualties combined on both sides. Although there was no clear victory Gen. Lee withdrew without any interference from McClellan (who Lincoln later fired) and the fight lead to Lincoln declaring the Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
After the Battle of Antietam President Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in all rebelling states. This motivated the northern states and any slave that was captured a was freed and was allowed to be in the Union army. -
US Congress Creates a Draft
The US Congress created the draft for the Union army for men who are between ages 20-45. Exemptions were made for $300 and this caused unrest among the people of the Union. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker planned an attack on both sides of Gen. Robert E. Lee's army to be surprised Lee split his army into half to win the fight with his assertive strategies but lost Colonel Thomas Jackson to friendly fire. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's armies were attacked by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee for 3 days ending in a Union victory after the bloodies battle of the Civil War. This was also known as the turning point of the war for the Union. -
The Battle of Vicksurg
Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant led an army to attack the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi which was defended by the Confederate army led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. After the Union won the war this allow complete control the Mississippi River and effectively split the Confederate army in half. -
New York Draft Riots
While the draft was still in place for the Civil War many middle and lower class people were angered by the exemption fee the wealthy would pay. From this many riots emerged in in New York causing the deaths of at least one hundred black people by the ordinary middle class. -
The Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln delivered this famous speech at the Gettysburg ceremony for the people who died in the battle and this speech gave hope to the Union people that would be remembered to this day. -
The 10 Percent Plan
President Lincoln proposed a plan that if 10 percent of the 1860 vote count in a state took and oath of allegiance to the Union and agreed to accept the emancipation; the people of that state would receive full pardon and their property would be protected. -
The Battle of Petersburg
Union General Ulysses S. Grant surrounds Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Petersburg for a nine month campaign and digs miles of trenches that prevent the supply of Lee's forces. This eventually causes Lee's surrender at the Appomattox court house. -
The Wade-Davis Bill
Republicans in Congress proposed the Wade-Davis Bill as a alternative to the 10 percent plan to punish the South by requiring 40 percent of the state to take a iron clad oath. Instead, Lincoln pocket-vetoes it. -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led an invasion known as Sherman's March across the south coast of the Confederate territory and led to the capture of Atlanta. This was significant in Lincoln winning his reelection to presidency against McClellan. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau was passed by Lincoln to create a US government agency to aid freedmen (free slaves) in the South during the reconstruction era. -
General Robert E. Lee Surrenders
After the 9 month hold Gen. Grant had on Gen. Lee, Lee surrenders at Appomattox to Gen. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War. -
Lincoln's Death
Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 at 7:22 in the morning after being shot point-blank in the head the night before by John Wilkes Booth who was a Confederate advocate. -
Black Codes
Black Codes were laws passed mostly in southern states after the Civil War that discriminated and limited the rights of blacks. These laws would be the basis of others to follow the same path. -
The 13th Amendment Approved
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery in the US. Lincoln planned to pass the bill himself but after his assassination it was handed down for Andrew Johnson to pass. -
The Beginning of the KKK
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) is a terrorist group formed to intimidate blacks and other ethnic and religious minorities that is a group of mainly Confederate Army veterans. The KKK was a rising problem at the time because of the new amendments being put in place the support these minorities. The KKK is the first of many other secret terrorist organisations to come to reestablish white authority. -
The Civil Rights Bill
The Civil Rights Bill did not allow for suffrage or desegregation and didn't allow others to be given pain, suffering or obligations that others didn't have to receive. Previously President Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill but congress overruled him and passed the bill despite the veto. -
The Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition from the Russian Empire. Russia wanted to sell the land because they feared that if war broke out in Great Britain, they would seize the territory from them. The land added 586,412 square miles of new territory to the US. -
The Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment was passed so anyone who was born or naturalized in the US would be a citizen and have the same rights and equal protections under law that any other citizen would have. This was mostly aimed to protect newly freed slaves from receiving the same inequality of rights or laws in the US. -
Grant Wins the 1868 Election
Ulysses S. Grant wins the election to be a US President against Horatio Seymour by a vote of 214 to 80. Grant was favored to win due to his service as a highly know general in the past. -
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment allowed any citizen in the US to have the right to vote despite their race, color or previous condition of servitude. -
The Klu Klux Klan Act
Congress passed the KKK Act as a farther reaching reform than the Enforcement Acts. This is the first time that crime committed by certain individuals is a crime. -
The Spanish American War
After conflict with Spain over Cuba's independence the US declared war after the destruction of USS Maine and the violation of the Monroe Doctrine. -
The Hawaii Purchase
At first the Hawaiian islands were organized corporate territory of the US when the US annexed them from the Newlands Resolution. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the end of the 4 month long Spanish-American War which ended with Cuba's independence and the secession of Guam and Puerto Rico to the US. -
The US's influence on the Boxer Rebellion
The US had gotten into the matter of the Boxer Rebellion after the Boxers had been fighting to exterminate any foreigners like the US to end their "period of humiliation". So the US and Britain worked together to rescue the foreigners from China. -
The US's relationship with germany
The US had not major significance with Germany until Prussia, who supported the North in the Civil War, was conjoining to make Germany. After this the US had strong ties with Germany and had a large population of Germany people in the US. -
Panama's Separation from Columbia
The US supported Panama to gain their independence from Columbia in the 1890's by supplying them in commodities or weapons. -
The Dollar Diplomacy
After the acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico it was know as the Dollar Diplomacy because the US used its financial power to gain more control over Central America and the Caribeans. -
The Panama Canal
After Panama became a Protectorate of the US, the US decided to build the Panama Canal which was very useful for transportation and trade to the east instead of going around the horn of South America. -
Nicaraguan Protectorate
Nicaragua became a US protectorate due to its situation with its financial problems and other potential conflict, like the Banana Wars, surrounding them. US Marines stayed in Nicaragua until the 1930s -
The Protectorate of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic was a good example of the US using its policing power in the region by sending over marines to the Dominican Republic to later make them a Protectorate. -
Puerto Rican's Granted US Citizenship
After the US won the Spanish-American War Puerto Rico was ceded to the US the people of Puerto Rico became citizens of the US even though it didn't become a US State.
