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Period: 3000 BCE to
Beginning To Exploration
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1095
The Crusades
This was mostly a religious massacre of Jews and Muslims. This is where Christians goal was to control the spread of other religions and to retake formerly Christian territories and Jerusalem. Warriors involved in the fight received spiritual merit, usually an indulgence granted by the Pope. Indulgences being offered is what really grabbed peoples attention to join the crusades. This was the first time a Pope had ever done anything like this. Now the Pope didn't get the people he exactly wanted. -
1229
Dark ages
The Dark ages followed the decline of the Roman Empire. This was a backwards time. People had short brutal lives. Their was no higher learning, except the catholic church.Learning was not extinguished completely due to the church's teaching.There was cultural/educational domination by the catholic church. During this time the the economy was very weak. Even though this period of time is called the Dark Ages it was really a intellectual darkness. During this time a feudal system was used. -
1345
Aztecs
The Aztecs arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. The capital of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan which is located in modern day Mexico.They were one of the largest empires at that time, they had a population of about 20 million. Their culture was known as an materialistic one. Another part of their culture was doing human sacrifice and using the caste system. Human Sacrifices were apart of their religious ceremonies. The Aztecs had five different social classes. -
1347
Black Death
This was an outbreak of disease that killed 1/3 of the European population. It was spread by infected fleas on rats that would then go to humans , once the rats would die. Symptoms included high fever, aching limbs, fatigue, and vomit blood.Later limb-nodes in the neck armpits and groin would start to swell and turn black. People would normally die within a week of first having contact with the disease. About 25 million people died from this diseases. There was no cure known at this time. -
1350
Renaissance
This was a cultural/scientific movement. It began in the 14th century. This is where classical ideas were reborn. During this time classic realism was began in paintings. The invention of the printing press is a point of reference which denotes the start of the Renaissance.In which this made ideas to be able to spread quicker. This was a time exploration, science, and artistry. The Renaissance was a period of groundbreaking explorations because of all the new discoveries of new land. -
1492
The Columbian Exchange
After Columbus' arrival in the Americas the Columbian exchange happened as an result. The Columbian Exchange was named after Christopher Columbus. It was a trading system of goods from the old world to the new. They interchanged many different types of animals, plants, ideas, and diseases. Benefits from this mostly go to the Americas. Now as an effect from this the new diseases brought to the Americas, it wiped out a lot of the Indian population. Overall it had both negative and positive effects -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Christopher Columbus came back with a discovery that Spain and Portugal thought they deserved.The line of demarcation was created. It is the line that help split up both countries land in the New Word. It was initially created because they were worried that Spain or Portugal would invade the others land. They went to the Pope split up the new land. That's how the treaty came about. The treaty was to solve conflict between Spain and Portugal. This treaty was signed in Tordesillas on June 7,1494. -
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English Colonial Societies
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Tobacco
The main individual who introduced Tobacco to the Jamestown colony was John Rolfe. He imported seeds from the West Indies. From there those seeds opened up a great economic opportunity to the struggling settlement. Tobacco ended up turning into a major cash crop. This was a big success for trade. England was a major buyer because they were big tobacco smokers over there. The economy quickly started to shape the society and development of the colony. The tobacco industry is still on to this day. -
Mayflower Compact
The pilgrims drew up a formal agreement before going ashore called the Mayflower Compact. Not everyone on the ship was a pilgrims. The compact established a standard for written law in the new world. It was signed by 41 adult men on the Mayflower. The document was not very long it was less than 200. It was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. Knowing existence without laws could demonstrate disastrous, colonist leaders made the Mayflower Compact to guarantee a working social. -
Headright System
The headright system was a land allow program intended to pull in settlers. This happened because population was in decline. A normal headright was 50 acres. This was used mainly in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Much of the time, a wealthy individual would secure a headright. Those individuals would normally pay the way for an indentured servants to go to the settlement and work the land on their behalf. This allowed poorer people to come to the new world. -
Triangular Trade
Networks of international trade across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. It was responsible for moving ideas products and people around the world. The process is load a European ship with their products and it would sail to ports on the African of coast. Once the ship gets to Africa the European products are the traded for slaves. Then a ship of slaves go to America. Then once the ship gets to America slaves are trade for american goods. Then the cycle repeats itself. -
John Locke
He was a English philosopher. During the age of reasoning an dearly Enlightenment. His ideas had gigantic impact on the advancement of Epistemology and Political Philosophy. John Locke believed that the most fundamental human law of nature is the preservation of humankind. He was all for natural rights. John Locke inspired a lot of thing in his time. Two things that he inspired was The European Enlightenment and The Constitution of the United Sates. His work reflected Enlightenment values. -
Quakers
William Penn wanted religious refuge for Quakers. The king owed a large debt to Penn. The king gave him a land grant in America to pay off his debt. He seen this as a great opportunity for his people the Quakers. Back in England Quakers would get persecuted for their beliefs and Penn no longer wanted that. Penn found Pennsylvania as a haven for religious opportunity and resilience. Which were for Quakers. Quakers started as a society of friends.They arrived in North America in mid 1650's. -
Navigation Acts
The Navigation acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament. These acts were intended to fix the government's authority over trade between Britain, its settlements, and the rest of the world. It aimed essentially at the Dutch.Which this limited trade with dutch. All goods were transported on English or colonial American ships. The Navigation Acts did not effectively control the colonial trade. It was not successful is because people would still smuggle and try to get around them. -
The English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights ensured certain rights of the citizens of England from the forces of the crown. The English Bill of Rights shrunk many powers of the crown. Which gave England a more democratic government. Where the crown can't act as the judge or raise taxes without consent of the parliament. Without the Bill of Rights the king or queen could punish the parliament when they sign petitions and more. It influenced how America would run its government after they gain independence. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch trials started because some young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil. They said it was witch craft and accused several women for it. Which lead to the community having witch hunts. People falsely accusing each other. Most of the people who were accused were in the lower class. Many innocent people died during this time. If they weren't killed then they were sentenced jail time.The outcome from the Salem witch trials was what is now known as innocent until proven guilty. -
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Colonial America To 1763
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment started after the Renaissance. It was the moment of philosophical secular. This movement involved leaders such as John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Sir Isaac Newton, and more. The movement rid the world of superstition and ignorance. Included the rise of ideas of science, reasoning, and liberty. This gave people a choice and a way of new life. Now people could believe in what they wanted. After the Enlightenment the followed the Great Awakening which continued the ideas. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a reaction to the Enlightenment secularism. This was a religious revival movement. It had some ideas from the Enlightenment.This movement swept New England colonies, American colonies, and western Europe. People started to disregard the way worship was.The Awakening ignited people's imagination. Peoples overall ideas of religion changed. The movement came after the Enlightenment it just continued the change in life. It was the key Driver behind the American Revolution. -
Benjamin Franklin
Many saw Americans as silly religious devotees or unrefined pioneers. American art literature, and science were scorned by most refined Europeans. Benjamin Franklin would enable them to take notice. -
The French and Indian War
This war lasted from 1756 to 1763. The French and Indian War started because of the issue weather or not the upper Ohio river was apart of the British empire or apart of the French empire. The Ohio river was an important trading area. In 1756 the British and french sought allies among the local native american population. At first French were wining a lot. in 1757 things changed. The war ended with the French defeat at the battle of Quebec and the signing of the Treaty of Paris 1763. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
This ended the French and Indian War it is also known as the seven years war. It was signed on February 10 1763 by Britain, France, and Spain with Portugal in agreement in Paris. The signing of the treaty formally ended the French and Indian war. In the treaty most of the territories that were captured during war were given back. France ceded all of its territory in mainland North America east of the Mississippi. Viably finishing any outside military danger to the English colonies there. -
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The Revolutionary War
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Revenue Act/ Sugar Act
The Revenue Act was also known as the Sugar act. It was an act passed by the parliament of Great Britain on the American colonies in order to raise revenue because of Britain's finances. The Revenue Act lessened the rate of expense on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. It additionally recorded increasingly foreign products to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, espresso, cambric and printed calico. Colonist resisted and voiced their displeasure with petitions and protest. -
Stamp Act
The British added tax on all paper products. This was call the Stamp Act. The colonist got a stamp on the paper product after they bought it. The stamp stood for that they payed the tax on that product. This happened all because after the French and Indian War Britain had a large debt and they still needed to keep troops in the colonies. It affected lawyers and printers.The colonist did not agree with the tax they thought it was unfair. This lead to colonist protesting against paying taxes. -
Boston Massacre
In Boston Massachusetts a crowd of Bostonian's harassed British soldiers. The Bostonian's were armed with clubs, knives, and swords. The aggressive crowed cornered the armed troops against a wall. Th troops were under orders not to fire but in the chaos several did fire into the crowd. Thy killed five Bostonian's and wounded six. Anti-Britain colonists now had motivation, The first example of american propaganda came about because of this event. That painting caused anger throughout colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Earlier in 1773 The Tea Act was passed. This is were British tried to force american colonist to buy British tea and pay taxes on it. The colonist really hated this. This eventually lead to a rebellion. One day dozens of colonist many dressed as native Americans, dumped out British tea in the Boston harbor. They bored the ship and drop 342 chests of tea in the harbor. Britain punished Boston and the Massachusetts colony for this. They shut down the harbor. This resulted in the Intolerable act. -
Declaration of Independence
Britain and America had been fighting for over a year for america to be a independent country. Only July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. It is a document stating that american colonies were officially breaking from Britain and creating a new country the United States of America. John Adams gave the task of writing the Declaration of Independence to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was not the only person to write it though Benjamin Franklin and others did too. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was actually two battles. One battle was in September and the other was in October. Through this the Americans were always ahead if the British army. They had surrounded the British in the end. The British tried to make a break for it but were stopped. The British were forced to surrender. This was the turning point of the American Revolution. Major American victory. Now because of the victory the french decided to support american. The french commit troops and navy. -
Articles of Confederation
This created a nation of independent states loosely linked together by a congress. Money,laws,power,jurisdiction different from state to state. There was no central government authority. Revenue, military action, and diplomacy do not exist. There was no executive or judicial branch. Congress was weak could not force taxation but they did have some power. The authority to make treaties, maintain army, and coin money. Under the Articles of Confederation paying taxes were voluntary for states. -
Abolitionist
An individual who supports the cancellation of a training or organization, particularly the death penalty or (once in the past) slavery. They had a movement. The Abolitionist development in the United States of America was a push to end slavery in a country that esteemed individual flexibility and trusted "all men are made equivalent." -
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The Constitution
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Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris ends revolutionary war. United states recognized as an free, independent, and sovereign. Establishes the northern border w British North America and Canada. Congress recommended that properties of the loyalist get restored. Mississippi river access to both nations. United states receives frontier land to Mississippi river.The French were not included in the process of the treaty making and they were outraged. The French truly believe that they should be apart of the treaty. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays rebellion was when farmers got together with weapons to protest in Springfield, Massachusetts. Farmers initially attempted peaceful means to settle their problems but that didn't go over well. They were protesting about their land getting taken away. It was effecting them economically. Daniel shay a american revolution veteran lead this uprising. They would attack government properties in Massachusetts. The rebellion was shut down six months later. The rebellion caused a sense of urgency. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a law passed for admission to the Union for territories. This was under the Articles Of confederation and was one of their very few successes. Within this slavery was not allowed if a territory had it they were rejected. A territory had to have 60,00 people to become a state. Which some how made the Ohio river the natural line that divided free and slave states. Four states that were admitted in were Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and also apart of Minnesota. -
The Three Branches of Government
There were three branches of government made. The constitution created them. The legislative branch, Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. The Legislative Branch was designed to make laws. This branch consist of 2 house representatives the Senate and House of Representation. The Executive Branch is to enforce laws. This consist of the President. The judicial Branch is to intercept the laws. This branch consist of the supreme court. They were created so that there was a balanced government. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia plan was another choice as to how the United States would be governed. It was drafted by James Madison. Within the plan it said all branches would be equal. Also, the government would be a two housing legislature lower house and upper house. It also called for a chief executive chosen by the legislature and a court system. Members of the lower house would be elected by the people. Representation would be based on population of states. A lot of larger states agreed with this plan. -
The New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was one of the choices as to how the United States would be governed. William Paterson came up with the New Jersey Plan. This plan was brought to the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. Smaller states agreed more with this. It was believed to be a modified version of the articles of confederation. Each state was equal regardless of the size of its population. Single legislature. Legislature supreme law of land. executive elected by congress. less powerful judiciary. -
The Connecticut Plan
A plan proposed by Roger Sherman Constitutional Convention. This plan was called the great compromise also known as the Connecticut Plan. It was a happy medium for both plans and the large and small states. This plan gave them a bi-cameral legislature. The plan included a upper and a lower house. In the House of Representative each states number of seats would be in proportion to population. While in the Senate all states would have the same number of seats.This later lead to the 3/5 compromise. -
Election of 1788
First election. Washington (god like figure) and everyone's choice. No running mate. Second place John Adams. -
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The New Republic
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a bunch of Pennsylvania and Kentucky farmers, that were outraged about taxes being put on Whiskey. Many farmers made Whiskey as a extra income. Since tax was 25% of profit it messed with the farmers money. They already did not make a lot. They had a rebellion as a result. This wasn't a peaceful rebellion either, but it was shut down quickly. George Washington brought a military with him to shut the rebellion down. This was the first major test of the constitution. -
Jay's Treaty
IN the 1790's both England an d France began impressing american ships and soldiers. Tensions grew between the U.s An d Britain. Alexander Hamilton feared of going possible to war with Britain.To avoid war, Washington sent John Jay to London to negotiate a treaty to prevent war . The terms of the treaty wasn't that good. Only federalist voted to pass the treaty. The As a result of the treaty it gave life to new Democratic-Republic party, and slightly tarnished Washington's popularity. -
XYZ Affair
Jay's treaty caused problems it limited french trade. The French seize american ships. The XYZ Affair is were the United States sent three people to work on a peace treaty. The three French sent officials, who became known as the X,Y, and Z. They are called that because no one knew who they were. They wanted a $10 million loan but the Americans were shocked by this. The Americans refused to pay France and word got out about the money. This resulted in a undeclared war named Quasi-War. -
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The Age of Jefferson
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Louisiana Purchase
Spain ceded Louisiana back to France. Napoleon threatens to close New Orleans port. Diplomat sent to Paris.Jefferson wanted a nation of farmers. Jefferson buys Louisiana afraid Napoleon would back out. Which was called the Louisiana Purchase. It was a land bargain between the United States and France. The U.S. acquired roughly 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.This secures the Mississippi river for the United States. This doubled the size of the U.S. -
12 Amendment
After the 1800 Presidential Election, the twelfth amendment was embraced to settle a defect in the Constitution that had enabled Thomas Jefferson to tie in the Electoral College with his bad habit presidential candidate Aaron Burr. -
Sacagawea
Sacagawea was an Indian women of the Shoshone tribe. She was stolen from her tribe and brought to North Dakota. She was sold to a french man and soon after was pregnant. Lewis and Clarke came to the settlement looking for someone to help guide them through the lands. She had her baby. Then she went with them and guided them. She protected them from other Indian tribes. She also helped the survive by being the one who gathers food. They went through harsh times. The expedition lasted 2 years. -
Cotton Gin
This machine was built in 1793, invented by Eli Whitney. The machine help with speed of getting the seeds out the cotton and keep the cotton from being damaged. it became a profitable piece because it forced demand on slaves and land. -
Temperance movement
Was a social development against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.Although an abstinence pledge had been introduced by churches as early as 1800, the earliest temperance organizations seem to have been those founded at Saratoga, New York, in 1808 and in Massachusetts in 1813. -
Battle of New Orleans
This was one major american victory. They defeated British army with bi-racial ragtag army. The general during this time was Andre Jackson. He became a national hero because of him so called wining this battle. The war was technically over when the battle was fought because it happened after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24th,1814. The reason the battle was still fought was because news traveled slow. It you want to be technical no one won this war. James Madison was president. -
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The American Industrial Revolution
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Missouri Crisis
Missouri applies for admission as a slave state. Northern states against admission. Southern states for admission. The admission of Missouri as a slave state would mess up the balance of free and slave states.They didn't want more slave states in congress and viscera with free states. The Missouri Crisis brought controversy with congress and the nation. This also brought up the topic how slavery would factor in all future states.This lead to the Missouri Compromise, which lead to a solution. -
Panic of 1819
Money and credit for Americans became scarce during this crisis. There was a economic boom after the war of 1812. Great Britain and France were at war with each other and imported goods from american businesses. American businesses flourish. It was caused by economic contraction in the us and throughout the world. This was one of the worst depressions. All the banks failed. Many people became poor because they couldn't pay back there loans. Monroe was president at this time and didn't do much. -
Missouri Compromise
This was the result of the Missouri Crisis. Missouri wanted to be admitted as a slave state but that would unbalance the free and slave state ratio. This compromise was created to keep the balance between slave and free states. They drew a imaginary line at 36'' 30'' latitude. States above line would be free states and states below line would be slave states. For Missouri to be admitted into the union as a slave state Maine had to be admitted as a free state. This was a temporary solution. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It permitted individuals in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to choose for themselves regardless of whether to permit slavery inside their borders. The Act served to rescind the Missouri compromise off of 1820 which restricted servitude north of scope 36°30'. -
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Cultural Changes
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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was based upon John Quincy Adams Foreign Policy. IT divided the world in two for the western and eastern Americas. It was a speech from Monroe.It would keep other European forces from setting up settlements or any new nearness in the Western Half of the globe. The Monroe Doctrine was propounded by President James Monroe. The Spanish Empire was crumbling. The United States wanted influence over the new areas. They declared to Europe no intervene in Latin america or western. -
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Age Of Jackson
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Trail of Tears
Natives lived on plenty of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida before they were .The Trail of Tears was an era where native Americans were forced to relocate from their homelands to the South. During the journey the natives came across disease, hunger, exhaustion. There were 15,000 whom marched but 4,000 died through the march. The trail of tears found its end in Oklahoma. In Which that lead to the removal act in 1830. The Removal Act was signed by Andrew Jackson. -
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Westward Expansion
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Bear Flag Revolt
A flood of Americans, some of whom had tried to get legitimate land grants from the authority. Settlers started to worry because of the rumors about a coming clash with Mexico and the U.S. One day Captain John C came and wanted american settlers to start a uprising. That is what they did too. On June 10 they took 170 horses claimed by the Mexican government. About four days later caught the town of Sonoma and captured its commandant. This resulted in the Americans declaring independence. -
Gold Rush
The Gold Rush was discovered in 1848, the gold was found by James W. Marshall in Sacramento. Northern California became the state’s main population, by 1850, California’s population had grown from 14,000 to over 100,000. California drafted a constitution in 1849. California was admitted as a free state. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The war authoritatively finished with the February 2, 1848, signing in Mexico of the Settlement of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
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Sectionalism
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Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty is a political term that essentially implies that the "population are the rulers.During the nineteenth century, the issue of slavery held the U.S. Instead of directing regardless of whether a region or state would or would not have servitude, government authorities allowed individuals dwelling inside a region or state to choose the issue for themselves by well known vote. -
Compromise of 1850
It included five laws passed that were about slavery. California wanted to enter as a free state but it would unbalance the ratio of free to slaves states. Henry Clay presented a series of resolutions to find a compromise. Apart of the compromise the Fugitive slave act was amended. Slave trade banned in Washington Dc. Also California was admitted as a free state. Also an ac was passed to settle the boundary dispute.New Mexico and Utah decide on slavery. Texas relinquished disputed western lands. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of private routes and safe houses built up in the United States during the early time to mid-nineteenth century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Law became the single most important frictional issue between North and South in the early 1850's. The law may have been a major mistake by the South as northerners saw it as appalling. The slaves could not testify on their own behalf and were denied a jury trial. -
Harriet Tubman
In 1853, Harriet Tubman began her work with the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman is an American hero, an African American who lead hundred of slaves away from slavery. Tubman was born into slavery -
Dred Scott Vs. Sandford
Emerson was Dreds master he took him everywhere even free states. He technically a free slave because of where they lived. When Emerson died he left Dred Scott to his wife. He tried to buy his freedom but she said no. That lead him to sue his master Eliza. He argued that he was a legally free because his family lived where slavery was banned.The Supreme Court rules slaves aren't citizens. Supreme Court said he should of never had his freedom. IN 1850 he was finally freed by the state court. -
Trent Affair
This took place between the United States and Great Britain during the U.S. Civil War. Traveled on a British ship, the Trent. The United States warship, San Jacinto, stops the ship and arrest two Confederate representative. At this time Britain hadn't chosen sides in the war. When Britain found out they were outraged. Britain said that the seizure of a neutral ship by the U.S. Navy was a violation of international law. President Lincoln release them to avoid any armed conflict with Britain. -
Fort Sumter
This happened in Charleston South Carolina In April of 1861. Fort Sumter is an installation held by the United States forces sitting in the middle of the harbor. At the point when President Abraham Lincoln reported plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter. The newly formed confederate army had fired on Sumter. That was on e shot had many more after it. This was 34 hours of exchanging artillery fire. This was the start of the American Civil War. -
Lincoln's 10% Plan
The 10% Arrangement was brought about by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War so as to reunify the North and South after the war's end. On December 8, 1863 he issued a Declaration of Reprieve and Remaking offering absolution to Confederates who might vow to help the Constitution and the Association. The merciful 10% Arrangement initially required 10% of withdrew state voters take vow of loyalty to Association. -
Ulysses S Grant
Ulysses S Grant was the Union army commander during the American Civil War . He was commander 1861 through 1865. Grant fought in the Mexican American war. He was a great determined leader. He was known as a hero after the war many republicans voted for him to be president. Also he was the eighteenth president of the United States 1869 through 1877. During his presidency one of his main focuses was reconstruction. Another focus was to try to secure the civil rights of recently freed slaves. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert e lee was a confederate soldier and commander. He was commander of Virginia in the civil war. Lee was one of greatest military leaders in U.S. history, he was opposed to slavery and spoke against secession in January 1861.Robert was offered to lead the union armies, but he wanted to stay to protect his union which was native Virginia -
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Civil War
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Battle of Antietam
This battle is one of the civil war. This is where early in the day the Confederate and Union armies crossed paths near Maryland's Antietam Creek. This was the bloodiest one day in U.S. history. The battle ended the Confederate invasion of Maryland. There was over 23,000 casualties within this battle. This battle lasted about 12 hours. This was a Union victory. This resulted in Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. He issued it on September 22, 1862 which was five days later. -
20 Negro Law
Was a bit of enactment established by the Confederate Congress amid the American Civil War. The law explicitly exempted from Confederate military administration one white man for each twenty slaves claimed on a Confederate ranch, or for at least two plantations inside five miles of one another that all in all had at least twenty slaves. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -
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Reconstruction
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13 Amendment
The 13th amendment was an important law that was set in December 6, 1864. It was to try ending slavery. It took time for the law to be set, but when the law was set it was able to allow people to be free. They would be able to use their voices and speak u. All southern states but, Kentucky and Delaware, had abolished slavery mainly to ratification the thirteenth amendment. Missouri, Tennessee West Virginia Maryland and part of Louisianan had abolished slavery by state action between 1863 & 65. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln used the U.S. Army to secure get away slaves, urged the border states to ban slavery, and pushed through Congress the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. On April 14th, 1865 Lincoln was in Washington near the ford theater before he had gotten assassinated. Lincoln was Shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes booth, Lincoln passed on the following morning, April 15th, 1865 at 7:22. -
Appomattox Court house
On April 9, 1865, close to the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Military of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. grant. Days sooner, Lee had relinquished the Confederate capital of Richmond and the city of Petersburg. -
Freeman's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. -
KKK
The Ku Klux Klan was found in Pulaski Tennessee in 1866. Many whites resented the success and efficacy of black legislator and the alleged corruption of Carpetbaggers and Scalawags. They wanted to overthrow reconstruction governments in the South and replace them with white supremacy oriented democratic government. -
14 Amendment
This law was put in place to set the rule "All born in the United States are citizens." This didn't guaranteed voting rights but this reduced proportionately representation of a state in congress and in the Electoral College. It denied blacks voting rights also, this disallows states from denying any individual "life, freedom or property, without fair treatment of law. Johnson asked southern states to reject the 14th amendment as he campaigned for the democrats "swing around the world tour." -
15 Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendment -
Compromise of 1877
There were two candidates one Tilden a democrat and Hayes a republican. At the end of the election three states Florida, Louisianan, and. Kansans stood in the balance. They set up a electoral commission to see who's going to win those three states. The compromise of 1877 settled the debated of the 1876 presidential election. Hayes would progress toward becoming president in exchange for the withdrawal of government troops from the South. Hayes did just that. It was informal, unwritten deal. -
Waltham System
Was a work and creation show utilized in the Unified States, especially in New Britain, amid the early long periods of the American material industry in the mid nineteenth century." It was invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in Massachusetts. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the possibility that Americans were foreordained, by God, to govern the North American continent. This thought, with all the going with changes of scene, culture, and religious conviction it suggested, had profound roots in American culture.
