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Louisiana Purchase
America bought everything frowm the east of the mississippi river to the Rookie Mountains -
Misssouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri into the union and set a line at 36 30 which made north free and south slaves -
Andrew Jackson elected
He was elected during the election of 1824. -
Indian Removal Act
When Andrew Jackson forced indian out of there territory to the area now know as Oklahoma -
Trail of Tears
The removal of the cherokee nation to the indian reserveation 1838-1839 -
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Mexican American War
This was a war between the Mexican and American which they fought over the texas teriitory -
COmpromise of 1850
This aloowed califronia. This was the start of popualr soveringhty in the west with utah and new mexico -
Uncle Tom Cabin
A novel by Harriet Bleecherest Stone that told the life of slaves -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
A law passed by cngress that establish Kansas and Nebraska as territorires with popular soveringhty -
Bleeding Kansas
This was a name for the voilents that happen in Kansas since a bunch of people went to Kansas to make the state either slave or free state -
Lincoln's Assasination
This was the day that Mr. Lincoln was asssisinated. there was great depression throw out the country. Andrew Johnson became president. -
Dred Scott Decision
A case that Dred scott wanted to be a free elf and said that his owner moved to a free state so he thought -
John Brown Raids
In 1857 john brown lead a bunch of slaves to steal a aresenal -
Bessner process of patents
this was a quicker easier way to patent things by Henry Bessemer -
Oil Found in Pennsyvania
Tihs was whe noil was first found in Pennsyvania -
Lincoln Elected
This was part of the electio nof 1860 and Abraham Lincoln was elected president -
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Civil War
The war between the south and the north over the right that slave should be free or slave -
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Transcontinetal Railroad
This was a railroad that went across the UNited States -
Sharmen's March to Sea
A march from Atlanta to Savanah and doing a total war assaukt on everything in sight -
Emanicipation Proclamation
freed the slaves from the confederate states -
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Battle of Getteysburg
One of many battles during the civil war this took plac e in Gettysburg, Pennsyvania. This battle had the worst casualties -
13th Amendment
This amendment abolish slavery in the states -
Loncolns Assissination
The day Abraham Lincln was assisinated, there was alot of depression in the states. Andrew Johnson became President -
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Reconstrution
The era in the United State that the American people were repairing the United States -
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Black Code
this was laws passed by Andrew Johnson that punished the blacks -
14th Amendment
This gave citizen equal rights. thiswas made because the black weren't being treated equaly -
Johnson's Impeachment
This was when president johnson was being impeachment Impeachment is when a president is being acused of doing something that will make him lose his position -
15th Amendment
This gave citxen basci civil rights -
Standard oil company made
the company by John D Rocketfeller was made. This company would make a monoply and become one of the great oil company of the decade -
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Carnegie Steel Company
This was the period of time that Mr. Carnegie was the leader of the steel industry -
first elephoen call
this was the first time that a telephone was used -
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The Gilded Age
This was the age thst everything was not as good as they seemed -
Light Bulb Invented
this was ivented by thomas edison this brought light to the world -
Sherman Anti Trust Act
This was a law that made trust banded