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U.S. History project

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    It regulated slavery in part of the western territories of the U.S. In January 3, 1820. They admitted Maine as a free state.
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  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    George Canning(British Foreing Secretary) tried eeping other European powers because he feareed it would harm them if they continued any further.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    The U.S. federal government was demanded to remove the Native Americans from the Southeast by white settlers. President Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren ordered to kick out the Indians.
  • Battle of the Alamo

    Battle of the Alamo
    In the region of Mexican Texas, it was largely populated by immagrants of Mexico. They later went to war.
  • Panic of 1837

    Panic of 1837
    It was a financial crisis because of unemployment. Southerner States depended on firm cotton prices.
  • Sutter's Fort

    Sutter's Fort
    The Sutter's Fort was the first to be a non-domestic community Valley in California. It is knwon for it's Gold Rush
  • Pre-Emption Act

    Pre-Emption Act
    The Act helped construct the doctrine of the Manifest Destiny in the north. It also allowed other states buy acres 10% off their profits.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    California was declared as a free state. Later, a man called Thomas Jefferson Green attempted to divide California into two. The south of california would allowe slavery
  • Bear Flag Revolt

  • Bear Flag Revolt

    Bear Flag Revolt
    The United States declraed war on Mexico. A group of Americans agreed to take over a city in Mexico. Also, the revolt lasted half a month.
  • US-Mexican War

    US-Mexican War
    The U.S won aginst Mexico in the war. The U.S wanted too take over Texas, but it was the property of Mexico. So, they threated the U.S if they were to conquer it.
  • Fugitive Slave Law

    Fugitive Slave Law
    This act was aprroved by the United States Congress. It was controversial. Officials who did not arrest an escaped arrest they would ahve to pay a fine of $1,000.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    After the war startedbetween Mexico and U.S, they were undecided if they should allow slavery in the U.S. Later, Slave trade was banned.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    In the writing of the Constitution, it was a conflcit. This was a conflict because the fist four documents, it was writen by an anislavery force.
  • Dred Scott

    Dred Scott
    Dred Scott was slave. He found out that anybody who entered in the south a slave would become free. In that case, he tried suing his owner, but he was concidered as a property.
  • Harrpers Ferry

    Harrpers Ferry
    Brown attacked buildings and captured weapons to start a revolution. During the Civil War, a man destroyed the aresenal and the machinery, so the Confederates would not be able to use it.
  • Civil War began and ended

    Civil War began and ended
    The Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865. Ulysses Grant won the American Civil War.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    This act freed more 3 million enslaved black people. Abraham Lincoln approved of this act.
  • GettysBurg Address

    GettysBurg Address
    The Gettysburg Address is a speech by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln thought his speech was not inspiring and strong for the people to believe in their country and president.
  • Gettsyburg

    Gettsyburg
    Robert E. Lee wanted to invade the North. The oppsers did not want to give up their land. The two armies suffered casualties. The Confederates retreaded.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    This amendment was made to free slavery. This amendment was passed by the Senate.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    This amendment allowed equal rights and protection to former slaves. They fought to pass this law.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    This amendment allowed a citizen the right to vote. The federal and state government cannot deny their privilege.