-
One of the most momentous religious movements in American history. It converted souls, reorganized churches and created new sects. It not only affected religion but it also spread to other areas of American life.
-
Jefferson paid $15 million for the land. This purchase of land caused a dilemma for Jefferson because he favored "strict construction" and no where in the constitution did it address the president purchasing land but he did it anyway.
-
A French-British dispute that got the U.S. involved with the French while the Native Americans joined the British side. Americans forces were ill-prepared for war but managed to fight most of the battles to a stalemate.
-
This compromise proposed by Henry Clay was to maintain sectional balance and allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered free.
-
It was created by Henry Clay to help stabilize the country. The plan called for a protective tariff to be put in place for manufacturing, a new federal band, and improvements in transportation.
-
Thousands of Cherokees and other Indians were forcefully marched to Oklahoma territory under the supervision of the U.S. army. Thousands died from sickness and starvation along the way.
-
Early in 1836 Texas declared their independence from the Mexican government. Many important battles, such as the Alamo, were fought between the Texan forces led by Sam Houston and the Mexican forces led by Santa Ana.
-
both the Mexicans and the Americans were in a dispute over the boundaries of Texas and also control of California.
-
The war was ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo with America winning the titles to both Texas and California.
-
Concessions were made in both the North and the South following the Mexican American War. It also created the Fugitive Slave law and allowed popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico territory, appealing to the South.
-
It said that Kansas and Nebraska would be admitted into the Union under popular sovereignty
-
It was a series of battles fought between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederation.
-
It ended with the confederate surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse. The Union victory allowed for abolishment of slavery.