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The Louisiana Purchase
A transaction with France in which the U.S. acquired roughly 828,000 square miles of land. This land helped the United States double its size and expand the nation westward. -
12th amendment
As the United States grows progression is made and amendments begin to be reformed and added to the Bill of Rights. This is when the 12th amendment was added changing the way presidents are elected by the Electoral College. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the land of the North American West. They set out to find a route from the rivers to connect to the pacific ocean. ` -
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
This war was fought between America and Great Britain. This was due to territorial control, Natvie relationships, and Westward Expansion. -
McCulloch V. Maryland
One of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on Federal power. In the decision to allow Congress to establish a National Bank, the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers. This supports the "Necessary and Proper Clause" -
Missouri compromise
This ensured that the balance of slave states, and non-slave states would remain as Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. This made Maine a non-slave state within the Union.
The Missouri Compromise also proposed that slavery be prohibited above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory. This provision held for 34 years until it was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe attempts to prevent European powers from colonizing the Western Hemisphere. He warned that the United States would consider it an act of aggression. -
Tariff of 1828
referred to as "The Tariff of Abominations"
This tariff sough to reduce the competition of manufacturing goods between America and foreign goods.
This upset the South as they thought only the North benefited from this tariff. -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
signed into law by President Andrew Jackson
gave the federal government the power to exchange Native-held land in the cotton kingdom east of the Mississippi for land to the west, in the “Indian colonization zone” that the United States had acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase. This “Indian territory” was located in present-day Oklahoma. -
Trail of Tears (1830-1850)
In the winter of 1831, under threat of invasion by the U.S. Army, the Choctaw became the first nation to be expelled from its land altogether. They made the journey to Indian Territory on foot.
This forced relocation led to many Indians dying on the journey and most of them lost their homes. The journeys for the Indians were rough.
The relocation of Indians continued through 1850. -
Liberator publication begins
William Lloyd Garrison published his first paper that attacked slavery and its supporters for being wrong. He was one of the first to publically declare the horrors of slavery.
This paper quickly became the permanent abolitionist newspaper. -
Nat Turners Rebelion
Nathaniel Turner, a slave, came up with a plan with 6 other slaves to escape. His plan worked well for 6 weeks until he was found and hung. After he was found, the consequences for slaves were harsh. There were new rules and harsher punishments for those who disobeyed. -
Nullification Crisis
Did states have the right to nullify what the federal government put in place?
An attempt by South Carolina to nullify the Tariff of 1832. -
American Anti-Slavery Society (1833-1870)
The goal was to completely abolish slavery.
They promoted anti-slavery speeches, newspapers, and books. -
The Civil War
The Civil War begins with the battle of Bull Run.
As President Lincon pushed for Emancipation for all slaves, there was pushback from the South who would eventually break away from the union to become the Confederate states. The Union is led by President Lincon, with the goal of abolishing slavery. -
Thirteenth Amendment Added
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery within The United States!! -
The Civil War Ends
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia
The Union Wins, by overwhelming the Confederate states. -
Resistance (1865-1866)
As slavery was abolished, African Americans were not equal in most people's eyes. They were still less than people in the publics eye.
The KKK was formed, and Black Codes were formed. There was still a long way to go. -
Fourteenth Amendment added
All citizens of the U.S. are declared equal protection under the laws.
It extended the protection to formally slaved people. -
Fifteenth Amendment
Guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The amendment complemented and followed in the wake of the passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
last of the major Reconstruction statutes, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and public accommodations and service on juries.
"equality of all men before the law" -
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
The era after the Civil War when America was just repairing its nation. Confederate states were rejoining the Union and becoming politically involved again. The government was focused on giving former slaves their rights as citizens within the United States.