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Missouri Compromise
- Important because it was an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states -1820 passed the Moussouri Compromise admittiting Missoouri as a slave state and Maine a free state -Banned slavery from the entire region north of Missouri Compromise line.
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Monroe Doctrine
- Was a U.S forgien policy regarding Europian contries -Monroe warned European powers that he would consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of the hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safty
- Important because he means that the U.S. will have a strong response if the try to interfere.
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Battle of the Alamo
- Event in Texas Revolution (Imporant)
- 13-day siege
- Mexican troops under President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna launched attack on the Alamo Mission, killing all of the Texian defenders. -400 to 600 Killed and wounded
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Panic of 1837
- Financial crisis on the United States that lasted till the mid- 1840's
- Profits, Prices, and Wages went down while unemployment went up
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Trail of Tears 1838-1839
- A part of the Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy -Important because Cherokee indians forced to give up there lands in the east side of Mississippi River and move west
- Called "Trail of Tears" because of the Devistating effects -2,000-6,000 died along the way
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Sutter's Fort
- Built in 1839 -Oringinally called "New Helvetia"
- Was a 19th century agriculture and trade colony for the Mexican Alta California province
- Famous for its association with the Donner party, the California Gold Rush
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Pre-Emption Act
- A ferderal law -Designed to appropriate he proceeds of the sales of public lands and grant pre-emtion rights to individuals who are already living in ferderal lands reffered to as "squatters"
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U.S. Mexican War
- Conflict between American and Mexico
- U.S. Gained territories of Texas, Caifornia, Nevada, and Utah (Importance)
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Bear Flag Revolt
-American settlers in California rebel against the Mexican Government
-Not allowed to but or rent land and been threatened with expulsion from California because they entered with out permission -
Compromise of 1850
- 5 seprate bills passed by the United States Congress
- four year political confontation beetween slave and free states regarding the status of territories aquired during the Mexican-American war
- Allowed the United states to expand its territory (importance)
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Fugitive Slave Law
- Appart of the compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding and Northern Free-soldiers
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Gadsden Purchase
-Mexican President sold America the region that was the Gadsden Purchase for $10 Million dollars
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Bleeding Kansas
-Border war
-Series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery, free-staters and pro-slavery.
-Importance is that the crisis pushed North and South apart which had a great deal to do with causing the Civil War. -
Dred Scott Decision
- U.S. Supreme court ruled the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional because it illegally deprived the right of slave owners their right to own a certain kind of property.
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Harper's Ferry
-Quaker Colonist Robert Harper established a ferry across the Potomac, making the town a starting point for white settlers to move into the Valley and further west. (Importance) -
States who seceded on Timeline
1860- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Luisiana, Texax
1861- North Carolina, Tenesse, Arkansas, Virginia
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Civil War 1861-1865
-Started because uncompromising differences between free and slave states over the power of the nation government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states
-Resolved long conflict , decided that all men are created equal. (Importance) -
Emancipation Proclamation
- By Abriham Lincoln: All states turn ton union by January 1st, 1863 or he free forever all slaves in there territoires. Led to total abolition of slavery in the United States
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Gettysburg
- The turnining point of the Civil war
- largest war for americans w the most casualties
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Gettysburg Address
- Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, a dedication of soldier's national cemetary. -Lincoln wanted peace and to end the civil war -Made lots of people commit to democracy
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13th Amendment
- Abolished slavery in the United States
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14th Amendment
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15th Amendment
- African American men the right to vote
