united states history from 1800-1860

  • American Colonization Society

    In 1816 a gruop of powerfull whites formed the American Colonization Society.
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    Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 and was an american slave he soon became an abalationist .He died in 1895.
    pg:420
  • Freadoms Journal

    In 1827 Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm started the country's first African American newspaper.
    pg:411
  • Banned slavery

    In 1827 New York banned slavery.
    pg:412
  • Oberlin College

    Admits women to attend and African Americans.
    pg:416
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    John Tyler

    prsident of the united states from 1841 through 1845
    pg:426
  • Textile Workers in Massachusetts

    Textile workers in Massachusetts for the Labor association.
    pg:416
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    james Polk

    President of he united states 1845 through 1849
    pg:426
  • Texas

    Texas was admitted to the union in December of 1845
    pg:428
  • Smithsonian Institution

    Congress establishes smithsonian institution
    pg:426
  • Maria Mitchell

    First proffesional female astronomer discovers orbit of new comet
  • Womens rights convention

    First women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York.
    pg:416
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    Zackary Taylor

    U.S president 1849 through 1850
    pg:426
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    Millard Fillmore

    u.s president 1850 through 1853
    pg:426
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Anyone who helped a slave would be fined or imprisoned.
    pg:431
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    Franklin Pierce

    U.S president 1853 through 1857
    pg:426
  • Kansas Nebraska act

    congress passes the Kansas Nebraska act in 1854
    pg:426
  • Dred Scott Decision

    U.S supreme court makes the Dred Scott Decision
    pg:426
  • harpers Ferry, Virginia

    Abolitionist John Brown led a group on a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His target was a federal Arsenal.
    pg:437
  • Confederate States of America

    In February 1861 , delagates met in Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.
    pg:441