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Missouri Compromise
-Congress passed a law stating the Missouri was to be made a slave state within the U.S.
-However, slavery was to be forbidden in states north of the 36 degree parallel in the Louisiana Purchase
-This proved important, as it set a precedent for how southern and northern states could compete in power and increased the rising tension between them -
Monroe Doctrine
-Made by James Monroe, stating that any colonial intervention in North or South America by European countries would be treated as a hostility towards the U.S.
-The U.S. was to intervene if any American land was being threatened with colonization -
Pre-Emption Act
-Was made to appease Westerners living with squatters on their land
-Made it possible so that pioneers could "preempt" land and buy up to 160 acres of government owned land for lower prices, until it was sold for a price to the public -
Battle of the Alamo
-An important battle concerning the Texans and Americans and the Mexicans during the Texan Revolution -Ended in military defeat for the Americans, but led to strain between Mexican and American relations, eventually leading to the Mexican-American War -
Panic of 1837
-Was a financial crisis in the United States from a recession
-unemployment rose while profits and wages declined
-President Jackson's Specie Circular and other policies contributed to this Panic -
Trail of Tears
-Was a central part of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830
-caused the Cherokee nation to give up their native lands east of Mississippi River and move to reservations
-Was a devastating journey, hence the name "Trail of Tears" -
Sutter's Fort
-Was an agricultural and trade colony built by John Sutter
-Was made for the purpose of the California gold rush -
Bear Flag Revolt
-American immigrants rebelled against the local Mexican government in California and made the independent California Republic
-Immigrants did not trust the Mexican government and its corrupt leaders -
US-Mexican War
-War between Mexico and United States after Texan revolution
-U.S. acquired more than 500,000 square miles of territory from Mexico in treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
-Shaped international/domestic relations with Mexico in history -
Fugitive Slave Law
-Was made to appease Southern states in the Compromise of 1850
-Made it so Northerners were obligated to return any slaves having escaped to the north back to their rightful owners
-was not enforced much by local governments -
Compromise of 1850
-Was a compromise of five different bills passed by Congress to appease the Northern and Southern states in their disagreements concerning free and slave states joining the country
-California admitted into Union as free state
-Fugitive Slave Law passed
-Missouri Compromise line maintained
-Utah territory and New Mexico could decide whether to have slaves -Texas gave up claim to New Mexico -
Gadsden Purchase
-Was a purchase of territory obtaining a region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico between Mexico and the United States
-Made under Franklin Pierce's presidency
-Was obtained for increased trade opportunities with a desired railway route -
Bleeding Kansas
-Was a series of political meetings and confrontations between pro-slavery members and anti-slavery "Free-staters" debating over whether Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a free or slave state
-Eventually admitted into the Union as a free state in 1861
-Violent confrontations and murders were planned or carried out, combined with fights among passionate politicians
-For example, Charles Sumner was attacked by Preston Brookes in the Senate, and the John Brown attack on Harper's Ferry -
Dred Scott Decision
-Enslaved African American Dred Scott attempted to sue for his freedom to get away from a life of slavery
-Supreme Court denied his request, deeming an Act of Congress unconstitutional
-Decided that, since his ancestors were sold and brought to America as slaves, he could not sue for freedom
-Brought anti-slavery sentiments into play in the North, esp. in most Republicans -
Harper's Ferry
-John Brown, an abolitionist, led a slave revolt to take over a U.S. state arsenal in Virginia with 21 men
-Was stopped by Colonel Robert E. Lee
-Did not grant much, if any, minor success -
South Carolina Secession From Union
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Mississippi Secession From Union
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Florida Secession From Union
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Alabama Secession From Union
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Georgia Secession From Union
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Louisiana Secession From Union
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Texas Secession From Union
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Virginia Secession From Union
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Arkansas Secession From Union 1861
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North Carolina Secession From Union
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Tennessee Secession From Union
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Kentucky Ordinance Passed by People
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Missouri Ordinance Passed (Not Presented to People)
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American Civil War
-Was a war between Northern Union and Southern Confederacy
-Southerners wished to protect their right to slavery and their traditional way of life, economy, etc.
-Northerners wished to abolish slavery and end the power struggle between south in senate -
Emancipation Proclamation
-Was an Act passed by Abraham Lincoln legally freeing more than 3 million slaves in rebellious southern states during the Civil War
-Did not free the 500,000 slaves still in Union territory -
Battle of Gettysburg
-Was considered the most important battle and a turning point in the American civil war between Union and Confederate forces in the town of Gettysburg, Virginia
-Ended in defeat for Robert E. Lee's forces, forcing a retreat
-Lead to Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address -
Gettysburg Address
-Was an address given by President Lincoln to his citizens in an effort to keep his troops motivated to fight for the reunification of the country
-was incredibly short for his time but effective
-Lincoln wished for his troops to fight for their fallen brothers, as not to make their deaths be in vain. -
13th Amendment
-An amendment abolishing the act of slavery in the United States
-Pertains to private citizens
-was made to stabilize African Americans lives after the war -
14th Amendment
-An amendment made stating that all people born in the United States, regardless of race, gender, or otherwise, are citizens of the country
-Was made more directly to state governments, explaining that no laws of a state can deprive one of their life, liberty, or property without the just process of the law
-One of the Reconstruction amendments -
15th Amendment
-Granted African American men the right to vote
-Their right to vote could not be infringed upon by any local government's laws
-Was not enforced well, and Southern governments were able to use literacy tests and poll taxes to stop African Americans from voting for quite some time
