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Manifest Destiny
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet helped slaves escape from slavery through the Underground Railroad. She risked her own life to help them. -
Andrew Jackson
President in 1829 through 1837. He was a down to earth man and a famous leader . -
Battle at the Alamo
Taken place in San Antonio texas, lasted 13 days,a battle against the mexicans and the texans -
Underground Railroad
Northern foes of slavery, both black and white, risked their lives to halp slaves escape. -
Trail of Tears
Forced movement of the Indians -
Gadsden Purchase
A treaty which made the US abd Mexico extend from the Gulf of Mexico. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The defeaded Mexicans made peace. -
Californa Gold Rush
James Marshall found gold in Sacraminto, people didn't believe him at first. 30,000 people started to search for gold. -
Compromise of 1850
To ease Southern problems Congress debated and then passed the Compromise of 1850. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A famous book about slavery, written by Harriot Breecher Stowe. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Divided Nebraska territory into Kansas and Nebraska. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Douglas and Lincoln, the U.S. Senate candidates from Illinos, appeared in a series of debates held throughout the state. Candidates discussed slavery, Lincoln described as a "moral, social and political evil" -
John Brown's Rade
Brown and followers took over the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Viginia. He created this group because he thought using violence was the best way to abolish slavery. -
Abraham lincoln
16th president , was in office for four years. -
Battle of Bull Run
Known in the South as the second Battle of Masassas. -
Battle of Shiloh
It as one of the bloodiest wars in the civil war,at first it didn't seem to have any winners but turned out to be an important part of the war. -
Batlle of Antienam
One of the deadliest battles in american history. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It declared that all people held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, shall be then thenceforward and forever free. -
13th Amendment
Amendment that no longer tolerated with slavery. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Detroyed one third of Robert Lee's army force, and marked the last major Confederate attempt to invade the north. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln used the occasion to reaffirm the ideas for which the Union was battling. -
Reconstuction(beginning)
System by the federal government to fix damage caused by the Civil War. -
Andrew Johnson
President from 1865 though 1869. Abraham Lincoln was killed and Johnson became president -
14th Amendment
amendment that let the citizen have rights -
15th Amendment
Gave citizen's right to vote no matter race, color, or servitude.
