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Louisiana Purchase
Th U.S. purchased this territory from France for 15 million dollars (about 3 cents an acre). This terriotory just about doubled the size of the U.S. -
Missouri Compromise
This compromise stated that no slaves were allowed north of the lattitude line of 36' 30'. This was later nullified because it was not allowing the right to own property. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
Andrew Jackson wins the presidential election -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. It cleared all the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. -
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Trail of Tears
This trail was walked by many Natives forced to leave their home lands. It gained its name from the numbers of people who died on this trip from starvation, diseases, and cold. -
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Mexican-American War
The U.S. and Mexico fight because Texas left Mexico and wants to join the Union, but in Mexico's eyes Texas is still a part of them. -
The Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay, known as the Great Compromiser proposed this compromise made of these parts;
California would be admitted to the Union as a free state
New Mexico and Utah would become free Territories
Texas's boundary would be altered
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe showed the inside story of a slave's life. It angered many abolishonists. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act allowed for popular sovereignty to allow people living there the right to vote on whether or not the had slavery there. However, many people abused this and started moving out to these states to influence the results. -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of violent events that took place over the issue of slavery in the Kansas terriotory. -
The Bessemer Process Patented
A new, cheaper way to make steel it created. -
The Dred Scott Decision
A slave moved with his owner to a free territory and sued for his freedom. 2 things came out of this case: The Missouri Compromise was abolished, and Slaves were officially not allowed to sue because the were considered property, not citizens. -
Oil Found in Pennsylvania
Edwin Drake struck oil and soon became quite rich. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown, a radical abolishonist, planned an attack on the arsinole at Harpers Ferry, where he planned to arm slaves. However, no slaves showed up and John Brown was hung for his crime. -
Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln wins the presidential election. -
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Civil War
The South secedes from the Union and soon a war begins. They are fighting for many reasons, but mainly over the conflict of slavery. In the end, the Union wins and the South soon rejoins the Union -
Emancipation Proclomation
Abraham Lincoln signs an official document that ends slavery in the Confederacy -
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Battle of Gettysburg
This battle had the largest number of casualties in the Civil War -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman took his troops and, using total war, destroyed everything in his path in the Confederacy. -
Surrender at Appoomattox Court House
the Condederacy officially rejoined the Union on this day. -
Lincoln Assasinated
President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed while at the theater. -
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The Gilded Age
Coined by Mark Twain, this term shows how life may seem golden in America, however it is not what it seems from the outside. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in all states the Emancipation Proclimation did not cover. -
Black Codes
Laws put in place in the South that limited Blacks' rights after the Civil War -
Johnson's Impeachment
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14th Amendment
This amendment overrode the Dred Scott decision, and contained the citizenship clause, the due process clause, and the equal protection clause. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
The railroad that ran all the way across the country opened for buissness on this day. -
15th Amendment
Allows everyone to vote, despite color, race, or 'previous condition of servitude'. -
Standard Oil is Formed
One of the biggest oil companies of all time is formed. -
Lightbulb Invented
Thomas Edison finally discovers a way to make a long lasting electric light. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
First measure passed by congress to prohibit trusts, however it was very leniant. -
Carnegie Makes his Steel Company
Andrew Carnegie creates the biggest steel company, making himself a multi-millionaire. -
First Telephone Call
Alexander Graham Bell make the first telephone call to his assistant.
