timeline

By daleiri1

  • Missouri compromise

    -the senate voted to admit Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
    -added an amendment to prohibit slavery

  • Monroe doctrine

    -declared that the american continents should no longer be open to colonization
    -it was important because the united stated said that they would keep out of the Europeans business and for the Europeans to do the same

  • trail of tears

    -forced relocation of native Americans
    -many people died from traveling looking for new homes

  • battle of alamo

    -it was a battle where texians joined the texian army and fought against Mexican troops
    -resulted in a Mexican victory

  • panic of 1837

    -caused by Jackson policies
    -a time where prices wages and profits went down and unemployment went up, it was a bad time for people

  • Sutter's fort

    -it was a trade and agricultural colony in the Mexican Alta California providence
    -the first non-indigenous community in California
    -famous for the California gold rush, Donner's party, and formation of Sacramento

  • pre-emption act

    -a statue passed by congress
    -permit that allowed certain people to own up to 160 acres of land for a low price before it was sold the others people.

  • Bear flag revolt

    • it was when a group of american settlers in California went again the Mexican government and proclaimed California as a independent republic -us began occupying california
    • the bear flag became the California flag

  • U.s-Mexican war

    • resulted in Mexican victory -treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
    • Mexican reorganizations
    • ended conflict between mexico and republic of texas

  • fugitive slave act

    -a law passed by the u.s congress on the day of September 18, 1850
    -it stated that all slaves found were to be returned to their owners, and everyone had to corporate

  • compromise of 1850

    -series of laws in which California was to be admitted as a free state , the fugitive slave act would protect the rights of slave owners to recapture slaves in the north , the slave trade would be abolish in the district of Columbia but slavery would still be protected there.

  • Gadsen purchase

    -a region that the u.s purchased during via a treaty signed by James gadsen
    -is not new mexico and Arizona
    -the purchase aimed to resolve border issues

  • Bleeding Kansas

    -it was a political debate over the legality of slavery int eh proposed state of Kansas
    - resulted in anti-slavery victory and Kansas admitted to the union as a free state

  • Dred Scott Decision

    -it stated that a slave who sues for freedom north of the "36-30" line the supreme court declares him a non-citizen in effect slaves could be taken north and remain slaves.

  • harpers ferry

    • Assualt to Harper ferry by and armed band of abolitionist led by john brown. -it was a plan to establish and independent stronghold of freed slaves in Virginia and the mountains of Maryland -tension was increased between southern and northern states before the american civil war.

  • south carolina ceded

  • MIssissippi ceded

  • Florida ceded

  • alabama ceded

  • Georgia ceded

  • louisiana ceded

  • texas ceded

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    • during the early years of the civil war Lincolns declared that all slaves held in states that were rebellion again the union were now free
    • was led to the total abolish of slavery in the u.s

  • Gettysburg address

    -a speech given from Abraham Lincoln
    - dedication to the solders national cemetery that were killed in the Gettysburg battle during the civil war
    - now know as one of Lincolns greatest speeches

  • Gettysburg

    -it was a union victory that stopped confederate general e lee's second invasion of the north
    -more then 50,000 men fell which made it one of the deadliest battles
    - union victory

  • Civil war

    -from April 12, 1861 to May 1865
    - first battle; battle of fort sumter

    last battle; battle of palomito ranch

  • 13th amendment

    -outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude in the u.s

  • 14th amendment

    • all persons born or naturalized in the united states are citizens are to be equally protected under the law and shall not be deprived of life liberty or property without due process.

  • 15th amendment

    the right of every citizen in the us to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

  • Vermont ceded

  • alaska ceded

  • montana ceded

  • California ceded

  • hawaii ceded

  • oregon ceded