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.