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Missouri Compromise
Maine was admitted as a free state and Missouri was admited as a slave state. The rest of Louisiana teritory was split at 36"20 north latitude. South of the line slavery was legal, NOrth slavery was banned. -
Santa Fe Trail
Stretched 780 miles from independance, Missouri, to Santa Fe in the Mexican Providence of New Mexico. Every spring, American traders loaded their covered wagons with goods and set off toward Santa Fe, -
San Felipe De Austin
Located in Texas, Old Three Hundred, was established by Stephen F Austin in 1821. Land granted froom spain and Mexico. Land where no drunkard, no idler, no gambler, no profane swearer were allowed. -
The liberator
Written by William Lloyd Garrison to deliver a demand of imediate emancipation -
Mexico abolished slavery
Mexacans had abolished slavery before and White settlers were bringing their slaves with them to the land MExico granted them. -
Abolition
The movement th abolish slavery, became most important of series of reform movements in America -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Led by Nat Turner, a Virginia slave. Turner and more than 50 followers attacked 4 plantations and killed 6 0whites. Many members of the group were captures and executed. -
Stephan F Austin goes to jail
Santa Anna sent him to prison for inciting revolution. -
Oregon Trail
Stretched from Independance, Missouri, to Oregon CIty, Oregon. It was blazed in 11836 by Methodist Missionaries, Marcus and Narcissa WHitman. Proved Wagons could travel on this trail. -
Texas Revolution
A rebellion in which Texas gained independance from Mexico. -
TExas enters the United States
At the Alamo in Texas, Texans fought santa annda and killed 630 men in 18 mins, captured Santa Anna, and forced treaty expressing independance of Texas from Mexico -
Manifest Destiny
Expressed the belief that the US was ordained to expand to the Pacific ocean and into the Mexican and Native American territory. Many believed this was obvious. -
Abraham LIncoln and Stephen Douglas Debates
Lincoln challanged Douglas to many debates on the slavery and territory issues. Douglas accepted the challange. Douglas believed deeply in popular soveirnity. Lincoln believed slavery was immoral. Douglas won the senate seat. -
Mexican - American War
1846-1848. Was encouraged by the Manifest destiny -
The North Star
Writen by Frederick Douglass as an antislavery newspaper to lead slaves to freedom -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
Mexico agreed to the RIo Grande as the border between Texas and MExico and ceded the New Mexico and California territories to the US. -
Underground Railroad
the ¨Conductors¨ hud fugitives in secret tunnels and false cupboards. Also provided them with food and clothing. Could end journey in the enorth or in canada. -
Harriet Tubman
After her owner passed, she heard rumors of being sold. She decided to break for freedom and succeeded in reaching philodelphia.. Helped 300 slaves as conductor of the Underground railroad. -
Compromise of 1850
Decide whether slavery would be allowed in Nevraska Territory. Popular Sovereignty. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Alleged fugitive slaves were not entitiles to a trial by jury. Any one convicted in assisting was fines 1,000$ -
Uncle Tom´s Cabin
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. stressed slavery was not a political contest but a great moral struggle. Stirred Northwern abolitionists t oincrease their protests. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Divided land into two territories, Nebraska in the north and Kansas in the South. Would repeal the Missouri Compromise -
Dread Scott v. Sandford
Dread Scott was a slave whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri to free territory(Illolnois and Wisconcin) then took hnim back to misouri.Scott then went to the jury and stated that since he was on the free land he is a free man. The Court ruled against him and said he had no right to sue the US -
John Brownś raid/ Harpers Ferry
John Brown had been studying the slave uprisings in other places. HE believed it was time for an uprising in the US. He led a group of men black and white to Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Troops put down th e rebellion. Brown was executed which led to a gathering to denounce the south. -
Abraham LIncoln becomes President
Elected in 1860 elections. HE was successful becaise of his views on ending the spread of slavery. He didnt get any voted from the south, yet he came out winning -
Formation of the Confederacy
Established in 1861. The Seccessionist states met and formed the confederate states of America. The president was Jefferson Davis. It protected and recognized slaveryin new territorires. -
Attack of Fort Sumter
Was a fort of federal instalation but when lincoln ruled, it was neither abandoned or reinforced. But food was sent. The fort fell and united the north -
Battle of Bull Run
3 months after fort sumter fell, bloodshed fell at bull run. Was as sesaw affair.The confederates won and the soldiers went home. then lincoln stepped up enlistments. -
Battle at Antitam
McClellan found a copy of Lee's plan wrapped in cigars. He then ordered his men to ppursue Lee. They fought by a creek called the Antietam. More than 26,000 casualties. McClellan did nothing the next day so Lincoln removed him from command. -
Emancipation Proclomation
was issued to take slaves from the confederacy. became a major key of war -
Conscription
a draft that forced men to serve in the army. -
Income Tax
A tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual's income. -
Battle at Gettysburg
Hills troops marcched toward the town and bufords men were waiting. the shooting attracted much attention. both sides called reinforcements. by second day of battle, the confederates had driven the union troops from gettysburg and taken control of the town. Confederacy lost. -
Getttysburg adress
helped the country realize it was not just a colection of states, it was a unified nation -
battle at vicksburg
Grant oredered two attacks on vicksburg of teh confederates while they were down. and neither succeeded. city fell after starvation and surrender. -
Shermans march
led by william tecumseh sherman. it was conducted of old friends and comrades. believed in waging total war. marched southeast, burning every house in their path. in the end they turned north to help grant wipe out lee -
thirteenth amendment
"neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shal have been dully convicted, shall exist within the US" -
Assaasnation of president lincoln
John WIlkes Booth assasinarted Lincoln at a play "our american cousin" was after the surrender of lee to grant. -
Surrender at appomattox court house
union troops conquered richmond, the confederate capital.lee and grant met at a private home to arrange confederate surrenender in appomattox. grant parolled lees soldiers and sent them home with possessions and three days worth of rations. officers were permitted to keep their side arms.
