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The Haitian Revolution was a successful slave revolt against French colonial rule in the West Indies. (YAWP, Chapter 6, A New Nation)
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The Cane Ridge Revival was one of the earliest and largest revivals of the Second Great Awakening. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams and Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr, who became his vice president.
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Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from the French, doubling the size of America. (YAWP, Chapter 6, A New Nation)
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A seemingly insignificant Supreme Court case resulted in the ruling that the Supreme Court reserved the right to decide whether an act of Congress violated the Constitution, as ruled by Chief Justice John Marshall. (YAWP, Chapter 6, A New Nation)
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Jefferson closed ports to all foreign trade in hopes of avoiding war, in a move that outraged Federalists. (YAWP, Chapter 6, A New Nation)
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Robert Fulton established the first commercial steamboat service up and down the Hudson River in New York. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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The Atlantic Slave Trade was as a result of the "dirty compromise" at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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Democratic Republican James Madison was president. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Fought between Tecumseh's Native Alliance and the Americans, Tecumseh's confederation floundered after the American victory.
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The War of 1812 was fought between the British and the Americans, and ended with an American victory. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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President James Madison signed a declaration f war with Great Britain, beginning the War of 1812. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Francis Scott Key wrote the verses of what would become the national anthem while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans concluded the Southern Theater of the War of 1812. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Ohio entered the Union as a free state. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Indiana entered the Union as a free state. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Democratic-Republican James Monroe was president. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Illinois entered the Union as a free state. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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An economic depression occurred because of speculation in land. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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The Adams-Onis Treaty was between Spain and America, and gave Florida to the U.S. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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The Missouri Compromise was negotiated by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, which was supposed to prevent any future sectional disputes over slavery and statehood. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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Maine entered the Union as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Missouri entered the Union as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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In what was the boldest declaration of America's postwar pride, President Monroe issued an ultimatum to Europe declaring the western hemisphere was off-limits to new European colonization. (YAWP, Chapter 7, The Early Republic)
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Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams was president. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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The United States' first long-distance rail line launched from Maryland. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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Democratic-Republican defeated Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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The Book of Mormon was published by Joseph Smith and became the religious text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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The Indian Removal Act transported Natives Americans from land east of the Mississippi River. It was accomplished through the Trail of Tears and other forced removals. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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Nat Turner, a slave in Virginia, claimed to have been visited by spirits and thought he was a prophet. He led a group of slaves to kill fifty-seven whites, before being caught. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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The Treaty of New Echota was signed by Cherokee leader John Ridge in hopes to prevent further tribal bloodshed. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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The Texas Revolution was a successful secessionist movement that resulted in Texas' independence. Sam Houston became the first president. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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Arkansas entered the Union as a slave state. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Texas declared its independence from Mexico. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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The battle of San Jacinto was a surprise attack on Mexican troops led by Sam Houston. It lasted only eighteen minutes, and led to Texas' independence. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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The Treaty of Velasco was signed by Santa Anna, which awarded Texas their independence. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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An economic depression occurred because of speculation of land and enslaved laborers. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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Michigan entered the Union as a free state. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Democratic-Republican Martin van Buren became president. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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The Whigs held their first national convention in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, thanks in part to the Panic of 1837. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio defeated Democratic-Republican Martin van Buren. He was president for only thirty-one days. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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Whig John Tyler became president after President William Henry Harrison's death. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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Florida became a state and white settlement expanded. (YAWP, Chapter 11, Manifest Destiny)
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Democrat James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844.
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Texas became the twenty-eighth state after a nine-year political battle. John Tyler saw Texas' statehood as key to saving his career. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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Congress passed a declaration of war on Mexico after Mexican cavalrymen attacked American troops in the Nueces Strip. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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The Seneca Falls Convention was organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to discuss the problems facing women. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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James W. Marshall discovered gold on John Sutter's sawmill land in the Sacramento Valley in California. It resulted in the Gold Rush. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the U.S.-Mexican War. The U.S. gained California, Utah, and Nevada, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Mexico was awarded $15 million. (YAWP, Chapter 12, Manifest Destiny)
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Zachary Taylor won the 1848 election, making him the president. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 penalized officials who failed to arrest runaways and private citizens who tried to help them. (YAWP, Chapter 10, Religion and Reform)
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The Compromise of 1850 was created by Stephen Douglas. It managed to keep the promises of the Missouri Compromise alive. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Millard Fillmore inherited the seat of president after Zachary Taylor's death in office. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Franklin Pierce became president in 1853.
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The Whigs broke apart because of their inability to agree on a consistent national position on slavery. (YAWP, Chapter 9, Democracy in America)
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An economic depression occurred because of speculation on railroad bonds. (YAWP, Chapter 8, The Market Revolution)
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James Buchanan became president in 1857, defeating Republican John Charles Fremont. (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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South Carolina voted 169-0 to secede the Union. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The First Battle of Bull Run was a Confederate victory that proved that the Civil War would be long and costly. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, winning him the presidency. He later defeated George B. McClellan (YAWP, Chapter 13, The Sectional Crisis)
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Mississippi dissolved their union with the United States. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Florida voted to dissolve their union with the United States.
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Alabama seceded from the U.S.
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Georgia seceded from the United States. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Louisiana dissolved their union with the United States. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Texas voted to dissolve their union with the United States. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The seven seceding states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize their nation. Jefferson Davis was elected as president and the capitol was placed in Montgomery, Alabama (later moved to Richmond). (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Confederate Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter, forcing Major Robert Anderson to surrender. This event started the Civil War. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River. It lasted only two days, but was the costliest single battle in American history up to that time. It was a Union victory. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Generals McClellan's and Lee's forces collided near the town of Sharpsburg. It was the first major battle of the war to happen on Union soil, and it remains the bloodiest single day in American history. It was a Union victory. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, emancipating slaves. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was a Confederate victory, but came at the price of major general "Stonewall" Jackson, who was killed by friendly fire. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The Enrollment Act was the first effort at a draft among the north. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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The three-day battle of Gettysburg was a Union victory and Lee's final northern incursion. It remains the bloodiest battle of the war. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Vicksburg fell after a siege by General Grant. It was the last holdout in the west. (YAWP, Chapter 14, The Civil War)
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Andrew Johnson became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (YAWP, Chapter 15, Reconstruction)
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Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment, legally abolishing slavery. (YAWP, Chapter 15, Reconstruction)
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Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox Court House, ending major Confederate military operations and ending the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth. (YAWP, Chapter 15, Reconstruction)
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The Ku Klux Klan was organized, dedicated to white supremacy. (YAWP, Chapter 15, Reconstruction)
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Congress passed the first Reconstruction Act, ruling that Southern states would have to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment before rejoining the Union. (YAWP, Chapter 15, Reconstruction)
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Ulysses S. Grant became president.