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Wars in American History
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French and Indian War: The war began.
Pre curser to American Revolution due to GB rasing taxs and tariffs without representation from the 13 colonies when the decisions were made -
French and Indian War:
French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris (1763), under which France ceded much of its North American territory to Great Britain but surrendered Louisiana to Spain, formally ended the war.
George issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, establishing royal administration over the British colonies won under the Treaty of Paris and demarcating their western boundary. -
American Revolution
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American war ends
Britain cedes all lands west to Mississippi River
Many Native Americans side with British against American colonists. -
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Developement of political parties
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The republican party
Held power from 1801-1825
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Alien and Sedition Acts
ere thus meant to guard against this real threat of anarchy. Democratic-Republicans denounced them as being both unconstitutional and designed to stifle criticism of the administration, and as infringing on the right of the states to act in these areas, though they did use them after the 1800 election against Federalists -
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Sectionalism, civil war, and reconstruction
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Interance and threats to civil liberties
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War of 1812
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War of 1812: The Treaty of Ghent ended the war.
Battle of New Orleans: The battle took place. -
The First Party System ended during the Era of Good Feelings (1816–1824)
James Monroe -
Missouri Compromise
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prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30' north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. Relation to theme- Raised the issue of sectional balance between slave holding and non-slave holding states Effects- effect until rescindby the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 -
Democratic-Republican Party (1792 – c. 1824)
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Samuel F.B. Morse - electromagnetic telegraph - Morse code
Significance - Introduced a faster way of communicaion from one end of the US to the other Relation to theme- easier communication in the battle field during Civil War Effects- Connected the US from shore to shore -
Andrew Jackson is sworn in for his second term as President
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When Congress passed the new charter, Jackson vetoed it on the grounds that the Bank was unconstitutional, despite a Supreme Court decision to the contrary. Jackson claimed he vetoed the Bank charter because it violated equality of opportunity and Congress upheld the veto.
Relation to theme- Jackson was okay with sectionalism Effects- Kept the banks under local control which couls ahve possibly extended currption -
Mexican War
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Heavy American casualties and high monetary cost were also criticized. The political aftermath of the war raised the slavery issue in the U.S., leading to intense debates that pointed to civil war; the Compromise of 1850 provided a brief respite. Relation to Theme- Americans wanted as much land as possible. possibly for more slaves. Effects- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Civil War, Compromise of 1850 -
Mexican–American War: The war began.
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Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war.
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James Polk Democrat
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Defeating Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party by promising to annex Texas. Polk was a leader of Jacksonian Democracy during the Second Party System. Relation to theme-
Polk was the last strong pre–Civil War president,, He threatened war with Britain over the issue of which nation owned the Oregon Country, then backed away Effects- Civil war. Mexican War deeped wounds that lead to Civil war -
California admitted as state
Significance- admitted under Compromise as Free state
Relation to theme- Sectionalism loosing up at this time before the Civil war
Effects- No slaves in the state of California. Popular soverignty -
Civil War
President Taylor threatened to veto the Compromise of 1850 even at the risk of civil war. -
Utah and New Mexico Territories claimed
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The Gadsden Purchase was obtained
In the United States, the debate over the treaty became involved in the sectional dispute over slavery, ending progress before the American Civil War in the planning or construction of a transcontinental railroad -
Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery
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Dred Scott decision
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Minnesota admitted as a state
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Oregon admitted
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James Buchanan Democrat president
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Constitutional Union Party (1860)
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Civil War
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Ten more states seceded from the Union and established the Confederate States of America.
American Civil War: The war began at Fort Sumter.
First Battle of Bull Run: The battle took place. -
Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln assassinated
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American Civil War: The war ended with the surrender of the last elements of the Confederacy.
Abraham Lincoln assassination: Lincoln was assassinated; Andrew Johnson became President.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, permanently outlawing slavery.
The Freedman's Bureau was established. -
Alaska Purchased
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14th amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, second of the Reconstruction Amendments, was ratified. Reconstruction era of the United States: The era ended. 1877 -
Reconstructionin old South
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Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris (1898) ended the war.
The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor.
Hawaii was annexed.
The American Anti-Imperialist League was organized. -
End of the 19th Century
The Open Door Policy was announced.
The American Anti-Imperialist League was organized.
Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris (1898) ended the war.
The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor. -
U.S. declares waragainst Germany
Wilson's Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that the war was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe, was issued. 1918 -
World War I: The United States entered the war.
Declares war on Germany
The Espionage and Sedition Acts were passed.
First Red Scare: The scare, marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, began. -
World War I: The Treaty of Versailles ended the war.
Wilson's Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that the war was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe, was issued.
The United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing prohibition of alcohol, was passed -
Versailles Peace Treaty
The United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing prohibition of alcohol, was passed. -
18th Amendment prohibits alcohol
19th Amendment gives women right to vote
The Volstead Act was passed
First Red Scare: The scare ended. -
Union Party (1936)
American Labor Party (1936–1956) -
World War II:
Lend-Lease, which supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, France and other Allied nations with vast amounts of war material, began.
Attack on Pearl Harbor: The attack took place.
The Atlantic Charter was drafted by Britain and the United States to serve as a blueprint for the postwar world. -
End of World War II
Yalta Conference: A conference was held.
United Nations Conference on International Organization: The United Nations was established.
End of World War II in Europe: Germany surrendered.
Potsdam Conference: The conference was held.
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Age od Conformity
The baby boom produced 4 million babies a year.
1954 - Racial segregation is ruled unconstitutional in public schools by the U.S. Supreme Court
1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states -
Korean War: The war began
The United States of America provided 88% of the 341,000 international soldiers which aided South Korean forces in repelling the invasion -
An armistice was reached in Korea.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed. -
Geneva Conference
A conference was held where the United States attempted to find a way to unify Korea and restore peace in Indochina.
Eisenhower sent the Navy to respond to a siege laid by China against Quemoy and the Matsu Islands. -
Vietnam War
The Paris Peace Accords ended direct United States involvement in the war.
In a ruling in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court overturned state laws against abortion.