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Jamestown
Consisting of 104 men, this settlement was located in Jamestown, Virginia. This related to settlement because it was the first English settlement established in North America. -
XYZ Affair
(specific day and month unknown) After Jay's Treaty was signed by the British, the French thought it was unfair that they got a treaty. So, in order to smooth over relations, and American representative was sent to negotiate with French delegates. Those French delegates (known as x, y, and z) attempted to bribe the representative and resulted in a Quasi-War with France.
This was an act of diplomacy because the U.S. attempted to reconcile with France and make a treaty. -
Missouri Compromise
(specific day and month unknown) After Missouri requested to be made into a slave state, conflict arose between those that were against slavery and those that were for it. The Missouri Compromise was the solution; it stated that Missouri could become a slave state and Maine could become a free state. In the future, they would use the 36/30 line to determine whether or not a state would be free or slave. This was compromise because it was intended to help both the North and the South. -
Boomtowns
(approx. date) Popping up around the time of the Gold Rush, these were towns that experience rapid growth in population and economics in a short period of time. This showed progress because they were a result of increases in population and was normally in association with resources like oil or gold. -
Abraham Lincoln
(date elected) Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States on the brink Civil War and was reelected before he was assassinated. This an example of leadership because Lincoln was the president of the Union before, during, and after the Civil War, and made abolition possible. -
Secession
Secession began after the Election of 1860 when South Carolina decided to secede from the Union. They did this because they realized that when Lincoln became president, he would try to end slavery in the country as a whole. After South Carolina, other states began to secede, forming the Confederacy. This caused a conflict by dividing the North and South completely, making Civil War a much more threatening reality. -
Angel Island
Located in San Francisco, this was another immigration station within the US.. This contributed to the American Dream by showing how people from other countries came to America in order to pursue a better life with more freedoms and opportunities.