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Northwest Ordinance
A law passed in 1787 to regulate the settlement of the Northwest Territory. This was important because it divided states into the middle west. This connects to politics and peopling because it provided self-goverment in those states along with religious freedm and the option of slavery. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was when the U.S. bought the land the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains for 15 million dollars. This is significant because it doubled the size of the U.S. This falls into the BAGPIPE of geography because the U.S was gaining land, peopling because the new land was avaliable for people to move to, and politics because Jefferson wanted to buy the land because ohe had the power to buy it and it was a good deal.. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was the only exception of the Louisiana Purchase for being a slave state. This was important because the North and South agreed on Missouri being a slave state and the rest of the land purchased would be free states. This falls into the peopling catigory because it allowed slaves to be free in some states and it also political because both the north and the south legislators had to compromise. -
Tariff of Abolitinations
A protective tariff used to protect the northern industries. This was important because it made a large impact with the southern economy. This falls into the ecomic and political BAGPIPE because it controlled the indstrial economy. -
Annexation of Texas
Congress allowed Texas to admitted it to the Union as the 28th state. This was important because the U.S gained more land and it also lead to Mexico and Texas arguing over the border, therefore tensions arose. The BAGPIPEs the Annexation of Texas falls under is geography, politics, and peopling. It is in these catagories because the U.S added land(geography), which brought new people in to the United Staes(peopleing), and President Polk allowed Texas to join the U.S(political). -
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Mexican War/Mexican Cession
Mexican War PictureWar between U.S and Mexico because of territory rights and boundries. This was significant to the Civil war because the U.S gained more land and were slave states. This is in the geography and peopleling catogory because they were having people move to the new land, which made the U.S expand in population. -
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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad ImageThe Underground Railroad were secret routes to the north slaves could take to freedom. This was important because it allowed slaves to escape slavery and begin a new life in the North. This can be catagorized in the peopleing catogory of BAGPIPES because the underground railroad was used for transporting slaves to freedom. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 is made up of multiple compromises like California wanting to be apart of the United States as a free state, the land from the Mexican Cession becoming Utah and New Mexico,and the fugitive slave act. This is significant to the Civil War because The BAGPIPE the Compromise of 1850 lead to slavery being a topic for discussion amont the Northern and Southern states. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas PictureBleeding Kansas was when there were several violent acts due the Kansas-Nebraska Acts. This was an important period because tensions between the North and South grew. This is in the peopling catagory of BAGPIPEs because this made Notherners and southerners begin to seperate and hate eachother even more. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This was a Supreme Court case that stated that slaves were not citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitional. This case is important to history because it helped slaves have a voice when it came to them becoming free. This helped start the origress of slaves becoming free and allowed rights. The BAGPIPE this case falls under would be peopling and politics/politics because the court had the power to give slaves a voice in politics.
