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Fugitive Slave Act #1
This act said that if the owner thought that the slave was a runaway then they could bring it to the judge and the judge would decide if he / she was. -
Louisiana Purshace
Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe to purchase the Louisiana territory from France. The deal was made for 15 million and the size of the United States doubled overnight. The price breaks down to $0.03/acre -
Acquisition of Florida- Treaty of Adam-Onis
The US was frustrated that slaves were running away to Florida territory. Seminoles were also raiding land in Georgia. Andrew Jackson was sent to patrol the border, but invaded Florida instead. In the end, president Monroe sent a message to Spain, “govern or get out.” The treaty was signed and we gained Florida -
Missouri Compromise
During the compromise Missouri and Maine were added to the US. Missouri was a slave state, and Maine was a free state. The compromise also banned slavery from any future territories or states north of Missouri’s southern border. -
Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson ignored the orders of a treaty with the Cherokee. U.S. troops rounded up about 15,000 Cherokee and put them in prison camps. Local residents burned the native’s homes. Troops then sent the Cherokee west in groups of about 1,000 on a path known now as the Trail of Tears. -
Oregon Trail
People started using the Oregon trail in 1843. The trail started in Missouri and ended in the far west. It was about 2000 miles. Normally when people used it they were bound for Utah or California. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas territory was initially owned by Spain. Mexico defeated Spain and gained the Texas territory. After a long revolution, Texas defeated Mexico and became its own country for ten years. The US decided to annex (add on) Texas in December of 1845 under president Polk -
Gold Rush
John Augustus Sutter discovered the gold first. Then the news got out that he had discovered gold and thousands of people came to his land from all occupations. Because of his gold discovery California and San Francisco were built up. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay made the compromise. This affected The district of Columbia, California, New Mexico, and Utah. The compromise suggested that In the district of Columbia it was illegal to trade slaves and California became a free state and new mexico and Utah could be slave states if they wanted -
Fugitive Slave Act #2
The second act was basically a stronger version of the first. It also said that if you helped a runaway slave there would be consequences. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This was a treaty that was signed that ended the Mexican American war. It established the border between Texas and Mexico as the Rio Grande river. It also gave the US the land known as the Mexican cession. This territory included California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada -
Kansas - Nebraska act
During this act Kansas and Nebraska were added into the us. This act let settlers in the territory decide if they want slavery or not. The Missouri Compromise was cancelled after this act. -
Homestead Act
This act promoted settlement and development of the American West. It encouraged Western migration. It granted buyers 160 acres of land. Some requirements to own the land was 21 years of age; thus, U.S. citizens, freed slaves, new immigrants intending to become naturalized, single women, and people of all races were eligible. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The big four and Thomas C. Durant were the two companies that made the railroad. Big Four controlled the Central Pacific. Thomas C. Durant oversaw the Union Pacific at the time. Up until the mid-1800s in the United States, people had few ways to get from the East Coast to the West Coast. The journeys were long, expensive, and way too hard to take, that's why the railroad is important. -
People Stopped Using the Oregon trail
