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Missouri Compromise
It was a United States federal statue devised by Henry Cray. -
Monroe Doctrine
A U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the Americas in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. -
Battle of the Alamo
was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna. -
Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840. -
Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy. -
Sutter's Fort
A 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. -
U.S Mexican War
The U.S went to war with Mexico Between 1846 and 1848 -
Compromise of 1850
A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress. -
Fugitive slave law
Is part of the compromise of 1850 between Southern slave holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Gadsden Purchase
Is a 29,670-square-mile (76,800 km 2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States. -
Bleeding Kansas
A serious of Violent political confrontations in the United States. -
Dred Scott Decision
Was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that "a negro, whose ancestors were imported into the U.S and sold as slaves -
Harper's Ferry
An effort by white abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. -
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Civil War
It was a war in which the United States fought from 1861-1865. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential and executive order that was issued by Abraham Lincoln. -
Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point for the Civil War. It only lasted 2 days. -
Gettysburg Address
It is a speech given by Abraham Lincoln. It is one of the best speeches known in U.S History. -
13th amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. -
15th Amendment
African men had the right to vote. -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all people born and naturalized in the United States this also included former slaves.