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| Debate And Annexation Of Texas (1845) |
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What: Incorporation of Texas as the 28th State
When: 1845
Why: To gain more land form Spain and to expand West
Where: Texas
How: Because 'Murica |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) |
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What: Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
When: 1848
Why: Ended Mexican-American War
Where: Mexico Bourder
How: Mexico lost, forced to sign a treaty to sell land for 15 Million Dollar |
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What: Idea about how we as American were created to spread and take over the New World
When: 19th Century
Why: The Great Awakenings
Where: New World AKA America
How: By taking over the New World |
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What: A compromise consisting of 4 bills stating that Texas gives up claims of land in Mexico, California is a free state, Wilmot Proviso is denied (would of banned slavery in new territories), and banned slave trade in D.C
When: 1850
Why: To prevent wars
Where: America
How: Through bills |
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What: A law that required all slaves that were caught (mainly in the north) were to be returned to original masters
When: 1850
Why: To allow the south to be happy with the Compromise of 1850
Where: America
How: By Legislation |
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What: A purchase of territory from Mexico where present southern Arizona and New Mexico are located
When: 1853-1854
Why: To expand the United States
Where: Southern Arizona and New Mexico
How: Money |
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What: Created Kansas and Nebraska
When: 1854
Why: To open up new farms and railroads
Where: America
How: Legislation by Stephen Douglas |
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What: A bloody battle that was fought between the north and the south in Kansas
When: 1854-1861
Why: North suspected South of cheating in the election to decide whether Kansas would be a slave state or not
Where: Kansas
How: Whether or not Kansas is a slave state. |
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What: A S.C decision about how Dred Scott was considered not free when his master died, and how a slave can not bring sue to a court
When: 1857
Why: They considered slaves not as persons, but belongings
Where: Illinois
How: He was in a free state at the time of his masters death |
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What: He was an abolitionist, and he started a revolt by taking Harpers Ferry, a miliatry armory
When: 1800-1859
Why: He was an abolitionist
Where: Kansas
How: Bravery and overcompensation |
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What: Election of Lincoln Vs Beckinridge
When: 1860
Why: This was the cause of the Civil War because if Lincoln won the south would suceed from the union
Where: America
How: Elections |
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| Emancipation Proclaimation |
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What: Lincoln's proclamation of freedom to slaves
When: 1863
Why: He hoped the slaves would hten revolt helping win the Civil War, also he wanted to make the south angry
Where: America
How: He powers as chief and commander to squash any rebellion |
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What: A cabinet that was the first form of wellfare but only for newly freed slaves
When: 1865 (Reconstruction)
Why: Used to educate and help freed slaves start anew
Where: America
How: Lincoln created it |
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What: Lincoln's plan to allow the southern states to quickly return back into the union, only 10% of their voters had to pledge loyalty to the union, then they can be apart of the union and take place in politics
When: 1863
Why: Fast acceptance of southern states into union
Where: America
How: 10% of Voters |
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What: Codes that restricted slaves freedoms
When: 1865-66
Why: It compelled them to work in labor jobs for small wages, putting them back to where they once were
Where: Southern States
How: Legislation |
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What: An amendment that protected citizens with equal protection under the law.
When: 1868
Why: It was created in respones to the issues after the Civil War
Where: America
How: Legislation |
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What: An amendment that allowed slaves to vote
When: 1870
Why: Equal rights (Reconstruction)
Where: America
How: Legislation |
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| Military Reconstruction Act |
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What: An act that was split the south into 5 parts, and in each parts the northern military were stationed to help enforce the rules created after the war.
When: 1867
Why: Enforce rules and keep the south in check
Where: South
How: Legislation |
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What: An Act that protected the African Community from the KKK
When: 1870-1875
Why: To protect the constitutional
rights guaranteed to blacks by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
Where: America
How: Legislation |
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What: A white southerner who collaberated with the North during the time of reconstruction
When: 19th century
Why: A termed use by the south to call them a traitor
Where: South
How: ? |
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What: People from the north who takes advantage of the now poor south after the war to buy land for dirt cheap
When: 19th century
Why: They took advantage from the south and bought up alot of land, trying to stike it rich
Where: South
How: ? |
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What: Also called Enforcement Acts, it was an Act that guranteed equal protection in trial, public transportation, and etc
When: 1875
Why: To provide equal protection of African Americans
Where: America
How: Legislation |
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What: A bill that was similar to Lincoln's 10% plan, but it required 50% or more for a southern state to be readmitted
When: 1864
Why: Radical Republicans created this bill, and radical republicans were the ones who wanted to see the south punished for the Civil War
Where: South
How: Legislation |
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| Andrew Johnson's Plan for Reconsturction |
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What: His plan disenfranchised all former military and civil officers of the Confederacy and all those who owned property worth $20,000 or more and made their estates liable to confiscation
When: 1865
Why: He wanted all of the power
Where: South
How: When congress was adjourned |
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What: A group of republicans who wanted to see the South punished for the Civil War
When: 1877
Why: They thought the south was the one to be blamed, and should be punished for causing everything
Where: America (North)
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What: It pulled the northern military out of the south
When: 1877
Why: It was to prevent more rebelions in the south
Where: South
How: Legislation |
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What: Laws that followed the rule of equal but equal, usch as education and public transportation
When: 1866+
Why: Plessy vs Fergueson
Where: South and North
How: The People |
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