The Civil War

  • Causes of War

    The Southern economy of the early 1800s was agriculture-based with few cities and factories.
  • Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise of 1820 Addressed the issue of the equality in the number of slave states and free states.
  • Election J. Q. Adams

    In the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams became President of the United States.
  • President Jackson

    President Jackson assisted in the passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress.
  • Jackson years

    A technological advancement during the Jackson years as president was the steam power trains
  • America Under Martin Van Buren and William Harrison

    The Panic of 1837 was caused by the closure of a large number of American banks.
  • U.S Parts

    California was part of Mexico in the 1840s.
  • Trade goods

    In the 1850’s most trade goods headed to California arrived by ships that had to sail around.
  • Missouri Compromise in effect?

    The Missouri Compromise was no longer in effect in 1855.
  • Union Victory

    Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation after the Union Victory in the Antietam battle.
  • Reconstruction

    The Presidential election of 1876 allowed the south to make a bargain to have federal troops removed.