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Fugitive Slave Acts
What did the first fugitive slave act say? That any runaway slave must be sent to their owner without trial -
Louisiana Purchase
The US wanted the land because of the port of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson sent James monroe to buy the New Orleans but was surprised by an offer of all the territory for 15,000,000$ -
Accusation of Florida
Spain did not take care of florida and their borders so the US sent down Andrew Jackson so that they could control the border and stop raids and runaway slaves Jackson ignored his order and invaded spain and defeated florida, The US sent a government or get out message. -
Missouri Compromise
What states were added into the US? Maine and Missouri
Were they free states or slave states? Maine was a free state and Missouri was a slave state
What is significant about Missouri's southern border? They were all slave states -
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. -
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Oregon Trail
Where did it start and end? Missouri to north oregon
How long was it? 20 years
What was it used for? To get from one side to the other -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was first Mexico and they had broken off from Mexico and got annexed by the US -
Gold rush
Who discovered the gold? John Augustin Sutter
What happened once news about the gold got out? Many people had rushed to the territory to strike it rich
What state and city was built up because of the Rush? California, San Francisco -
Fugitive Slave Acts
What did the second act say? Anyone helping the slaves escape were punished and the slaves were ordered back to owners -
Compromise of 1850
Who created the compromise? Henry clay
Which land did this affect? All the land after the mexican war
What did the compromise suggest about free states and slave states? That North and south would stop arguing over slave or not slave states -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican war and set the Rio Grande as the border and gave us Arizona, New Mexico, Parts of colorado and California -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What territories were added into the US?Kansas and nebraska
What did this act allow settlers in these territories to do? To have slaves in the north
What was repealed (canceled) because of this act? The rule about no slavery in the north -
Homestead Act
What did it promote/encourage? Any head of a family that was older than 21 could get 150 acres to own if they build, improve, and organize
How much land did it grant a buyer? 150 acres
What were four rules/requirements of the act to acquire the land? You had to be 21 years of age, Be the head of the family, Improve the land, and pay a filing fee -
Transcontinental Railroad
What were the two companies involved in building it? Leon Stanford, Crocker
Where did each company start their railroad? One at the west and one at the east
Why is this event important? Because before they didnt have a good way to travel from coast to coast.
