From Revolution to Reconstruction

By 974twl15
  • Declaration of IIndependence

    Declaration of IIndependence

    When the United States gained independence from Great Britian.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    This is when the US bought the Louisiana Purchase from Robert Livingston in Paris.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    The war that started between the US and Great Britain. The fight was for the US independence.
  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush

    This is when over 30,000 people traveled to California because they wanted to get rich because they heard gold was found there.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas is the term used to described the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory.
  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act

    This was estiblished to separate Kansas and Nebraska.
  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid

    This when John Brown led his small army into Harper Ferry and took it over with his small army.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    This was the day Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    This is when salvery was a crime in all states in the US.
  • Reconstruction

    Reconstruction

    This is the date when the Union started to rebuild the community after the Civil War.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Anyone born in the US was a citizen.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Gave every citizen the right to vote.