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Eli Whitney
inventor of the cotton gin
also made rifles for the Military -
Louisiana Purchase
The United Stateds acquires 828,000 square miles of France's land.
Paid less than 3 cents per acre -
Lewis and Clark
Led an expedition to explore the newly bought louisiana purchase and the west coast of North America. -
Abolitionism
A movement to end slavery -
Monroe Doctrine
Warned Europe that any attempts to colonize land in North Aerica would be viewed as an act of aggression -
Erie Canal
A canal in New York that connects Albany and Buffalo.
Under construction from 1817 to 1825. -
Nat Turner
American Slave who led a revolt -
Manifest Destiny
belief that americans were destined to spread out and explore the rest of the continent -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
An american activist and abolitionist
held the first women's rights convention -
Seneca Falls Conference
women's rights conference in new york -
fort sumter
fort located on the charleston harbor in south carolina
the cannons fired from fort sumter initiated the american civil war -
stonewall jackson
confederate general during the american civil war
his military career includes the valley campaign -
antietam
battle of antietam
known as the bloodiest single day battle in american history
22,700 dead, wounded and missing -
emancipation proclomation
It proclaimed all those enslaved in confederate territory to be forever free -
jefferson davis
american statesman and leader of confederacy during the american civil war
he served as the president of the confederate states of america -
vicksburg
siege of vicksburg
final major military action in the vicksburg campaign of the american civil war -
gettysburg
speach given by abriham lincoln
deliverd during the american civil war
it adressed human equality and proclaimed the civil war as a struggle -
13th ammendment
outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude -
william t. sherman
american soldier, buisnessman,educator and author.
general in the union army during the american civil war
lead his troops to the capture of the city of atlanta -
battle for atlanta
atlanta campaign during the american civil war
to seize the important rail and supply of atlanta -
14th ammendment
africans could not be citizens of the
united states -
15th ammendment
prohibits goverment in the united states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their race/color
