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The Missouri Compromise
Missouri CompromiseThe Missouri Compromise causes slavery to be banned everywhere north of Missouri, but is still legal in the southern United States. March 3, 1820. The Missouri Compromise was passed March 3, 1820 by the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory, except within the boundaries of Missouri. -
Hariet Tubman escapes slavery
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery through the Underground Railroad. In the following few years, she helped over 300 slaves escape and saved their lives. After being hit by a heavy iron weight, Tubman began to have seizures and they continued throughout her life. This was one of the many punishments she suffered from before her escape. Moving into freedom, she followed the North Star and eventually got her freedom. http://www.americaslibrary.go http://goo.gl/qNvFY -
Compromise of 1850
VideoLinkIt was gathered in order to discuss issues regarding the United States and slavery. Kentucky Senator, Henry Clay, proposed his statements and formed the Compromise. The five laws include: California accepted as a state of the Union, slavery does not exist by law but by territory, expansion of Texas’ western boundary, slavery was abolished in D.C., and Congress has no power to obstruct or promote slave trade. States now has the opportunity to join the U.S. and decide their take on slavery as well -
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Civil War
VideoLinkA war between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war originated from the session of Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.. After Fort Sumter, hundreds of battles took place between the Union and Confederacy. The Union was victorious over the majority of battles. In January 1865, the Confederacy fell and eventually surrendered to the Union. -
Black people are able to join the military
Black people can join military On July 17th in 1862, Congress finally gave President Abraham Lincoln permission to allow black people to join the military. -
Civil Rights Act of 1864
The Civil Rights Act of 1864 was passed on February 10, 1864. This was one of the biggest civil rights legislation and continues to change America. This act denies the inequity of basic race, color, religion. When the act passed it ended the petition of the Jim Crow laws, which stated that “separate but equal” was constitutional. Eventually, the Congress expanded the act to reinforce the civil rights. http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm -
The 13th Amendment
LinkThis amendment states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The vote to pass the amendment was 7 votes more than the “two thirds” majority. Slavery was officially abolished and The United States had reached a huge turning point. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassanation
Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theatre while attending a play. His shooter was John Wilkes Boothwho escpaed the theatre. A doctor, Charles Leale immediately heard the shot and found the president slumped over in his chair. As the days went on and the mourning continued, the Union troops were close to catching Booth. On April 26, the Union troops found Booth at a Virginia farmhouse, forcing him to surrender. goo.gl/fk6Ti
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14th Amendment Passed
Passed on June 13, it was revised on July 9, 1868 as part of the Reconstructive Amendments. The 14th Amendment stated that any person born or naturalized in the United States had granted citizenship. This amendment did not allow states to deny anybody “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”. It also stated that states could not "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ -
Rosa Parks Refusal
Rosa Parks VideoWas born Feb 4th 1913. She was known as “the mother of the modern day civil rights movement” by the US congress. She was an African American woman who refused to be less privileged because of the color of her skin. In 1955 she was told to move and give up her seat on a bus for all the white people and she was one of the only black people who refused to move and was kicked off the bus and got arrested. She then tried to vote and was denied 3 times because of her race. -
MLK's I Have a Dream Speech
SpeechMartin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” was presented on August 28, 1963. This speech was delivered in hopes to end slavery. Over 250,000 civil rights supporters attended this speech and it made a big impact on a lot of people. Throughout all the events of the Civil Rights Movement this was thought to be the most monumental moment. During the speech he points out the fact that over 100 years ago, the Emancipation Proclamation freed millions of slaves yet the “Negro still is not free” -
The 24th Amendment
On January 23rd in 2964, the 24th amendment was passed. This amendment gave the right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. The process of passing the 24th amendment was a long and complicated one. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil rights act of 1964President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Stops discrimination of races, religion, color and any type of discriminating titles. The bill was called for by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11, 1963, in which he asked for legislation giving Americans the right to be served in places which are open to the public. Places like, hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments, and the Act involved greater protection for the right to vote. -
Thurgood Marshal
LinkAfter his studies at Howard University, he was encouraged to join the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was soon asked by President Lyndon Johnson to join the U.S. Court of Appeals. He contributed many decisions towards the Supreme Court, and the majority of them were never declined. Not only was he the first African American a part of the Supreme Court, but he also won the most court cases out of any other American. -
James Meredith
LinkHe played a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known as being the first African American to attend a segregated university (University of Mississippi). James Meredith’s intentions and purpose was to influence the Kennedy Administration to give equal rights to all Americans.
