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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance placed precedent for letting new states to step foot in the union on equal terms with the original 13 colonies. It also banned slavery in the territory. The Northwest Ordinance is important because it gave a method for admitting new states also giving them a bill of rights. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson did this because he needed money for the revolution which he sent Lewis and Clark to investigate the territory which he wanted to make it a Northwest Passage. Lastly, The territory he purchased was the largest territory ever brought in the United States and it was making up a good portion of the country. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise acknowledge Missouri as a slave state and Maine was now a free state. It drew the line for the expansion of slavery at a "36'30" line. The Missouri Compromise is important because it gave stability between slaves and states that did not have slavery. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine ended Europeans from colonization in South America. It was important because it would make sure that the European and the United States would not have any affairs. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a conflict between South Carolina and the Federal government. This became a tariff which made southerners pay more for goods. The Nullification Crisis also change the party system from a two to a three. -
Texas Annexation
The Texas Annexation happened when Texas seceded from Mexico. They left Mexico because they were abolishing slavery. Which means that Texas was a southern state due to them supporting slavery. -
Oregon Treaty
The Oregon Treaty happened when the West was distracted by Britain but then the union was trying to colonize it. The union was also unable to afford the war which they decided to come up with a treaty. -
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession happened when the union was able to achieve land from Mexico, Which fulfilled Manifest Destiny. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 made California a free state but they were still trying to figure out if Texas was gonna be a slave state or not. After them making California a slave state they came up with Fugitive slave which was the north had no choice but to return runaway slaves. -
Bleeding ( Bloody) Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was when supporters tried to sway voters. Due to them swaying voters it caused pro-slavery and anti-slavery which turned them against each other lead to savagery. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was when they were trying to figure out if it was supposed to be a slave stated or a free state. The man Stephen Douglas was trying to resolve popular sovereignty to determine if it should be a free or slave state. Due to this, it causes a Bleeding Kansas. The Kansas Nebraska was important because it allowed slavery in the original areas. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the war that appalled people who thought the war would end immediately. It also showed how fatal a war could be. Lincoln eventually tried putting Geroge G McClellan hoping he could lead the victory. This war important because it showed them how long this war had lasted and it was the first major land battle. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter I believe was the first battle of the civil war which is also that war lasted for one day. The war took place in Charleston Harbor at the union Fort of Fort Sumter. The battle of Fort Sumter is very important because it established the civil war. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day of war which gave Lincoln a chance to succeed onwards with the Emancipation Proclamation. It also turned the point of the war to allow the union to abolish slavery. The Battle of Antietam was important because it gave the union to beat back the Confederate invasion. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was if you were held as a slave that was in the rebellion states then they should be free. Lincoln also promoted this as a military measure. It kinda really was not freeing slaves under confederate power or in border states. It was important because it was the war that was supposed to abolish slavery. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg was a success for the union which gave them control of the Mississippi River. Their commander was Ulysses S. Grant which he led the army of Tennesse. Lastly, due to these victories, it was the major point of the civil war. The Battle of Vicksburg was important because it was the last major port on the river and from my understanding is that if the North could not handle the Vicksburg then supply lines would completely cut off to the west. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for 3 days which was one of the largest battles of the American Civil war. It was also the bloodied battle of the civil war. Lastly, The Battle of Gettysburg is important because Robert Lee invaded the north and he was also trying to defeat the union army for once. -
Presidential Reconstruction
The presidential Reconstruction had a 10% plan which was put forward by Lincoln earlier before his killing which he said that 10% of the southern voters from the 1860 election needed to wear an oath which meant to speak the truth and keep a promise and they also had to accept the freedom of slavery. The presidential Reconstruction is important because it was trying to basically help the south to become apart of the union again. -
Congressional Reconstruction
The Congressional Reconstruction was a plan passed by Republicans which was to take control to finish reconstruction. The main goal of Congressional Reconstruction was to penalize the south for the civil war. Which due to this the southern states were supposed to ratify the 14th amendment and allow African Americans the right to vote. The Congressional Reconstruction is important because it expanded civil rights for African Americans. There were also black codes the southern states had passed. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was basically a speech by Lincoln during the Civil War. The speech described how the Civil war was having a hard time to realize the Declaration of Independence to maintain a nation. The Gettysburg was important because lincoln basically wanted the people to under all men are created equal. -
Sherman's March to Sea
The Sherman's March to Sea was when the troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah which they ended up leaving a trail of things destroyed. When they marched they burned and plunder plantations and farms. Lastly, some people were freed and they wanted to break the will of the south. Sherman's March to sea was important because they wanted to destroy their important things. -
13th Amendment passed
The 13th Amendment wanted slavery to not exist in the united states and in its territories. It also allowed former slaves to rejoin their families. Lastly, the southern states were forced to recognize the amendment. The 13th Amendment was important because it abolished slavery in the United States. -
14th Amendment passed
The 14th Amendment allowed citizenship if they were born here. It also said that it can not take a person's life, liberty, or property. Lastly, everyone had fair equal protection under the law. The 14th Amendment was important because it gave rights and protection that was given to all citizens and African Americans. -
15th Amendment passed
The 15h Amendment gave all men the right to vote no matter the color and it protected the rights of freedmen. The 15th Amendment also did not allow women's rights to vote. Lastly, you had to be able to prove that you're able to read. The 15th Amendment was important because it gave African Americans an opportunity to vote. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Plessy V. Ferguson was separate but equal which meant that they had to provide for blacks as much as they provided for whites. The Court did also rule in favor of Ferguson. It also made segregation legal. It was important because it established racial segregation.