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Second Great Awakening
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Second Great Awakening
This was a religious movement and has spread throughout America. One of the benefits is that it made women have more rights and power. -
Louisiana Purchase
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Louisiana Purchase
This was purchased from Napolean from France by Thomas Jefferson. This was important because it helped expand the size of the US. -
War of 1812
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War of 1812
This was a war between the US and Great Britain over violations of US maritime rights. This was important because it shows an effective naval force. -
Missouri Compromise
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Missouri Compromise
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise is to maintain the number of slaves between slave states and free states in the Union. This allowed Missouri to enter the slave state -
American System
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American System
This was created by Henrey Clay. This has improved transportation and the feeling of nationalism in America. -
Trail of Tears
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Trail of Tears
Cherokees and Indians were forced to walk Oklahoma under the US Army. This is very significant because this shows how much the Cherokee people suffered. -
Texas Rebellion
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Texas Rebellion
Texas rebelled against the Mexican government for slaves. Soon Texas got their independence and wanted to be annexed. -
Mexican American War
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Mexican American War
The Americans wanted to expand the westward and the Mexicans attacked them. The war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and America had control over Texas and California. -
Compromise of 1850
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Compromise of 1850
The North and South were separated on the issue that had been taken from Mexico. Its main goal is to protect the Union and settle the slavery issues between free and slave states. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska were admitted into the Union under popular sovereignty. It also kept the nation unified. -
Civil War
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Civil War
It was fought between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederation. Since the Union won, slavery was abolished. -
Transcontinental Railroad
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Transcontinental Railroad
This was important in the United States because it had helped so much with transportation. It was easier to move goods across one area to another. -
Alexander Graham Bell
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Alexander Graham Bell
He was important because he invented the telephone. This has changed the way people would communicate with others. -
Compromise of 1877
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Compromise of 1877
This was important because it ended the Reconstruction Era.
