Cause of Civil War:
Tallmadge Amendment-
In February 1819, James Tallmadge had proposed the idea that would any further introduction of slavery into Missouri and declared that all children born of slave parents after the admission of the state should be free upon reaching the age of twenty-five.
Missouri Compromise-
Settling the Tallmadge amendment, the Missouri compromise was made in 1820. This compromise stated that Missouri could enter the union as a slave state, as long as Maine was to enter as a free state.
Second Great Awakening-
The second great awakening happened in the 1820s-30s. When people started looking at the bible for guidance they realized the wrong they were doing with slaves. People started to look for reform through religion.
Abolitionist Movement Starts-
The abolishment movement lasted from 1820-about 1840. This was a period of time were people were in the spirit of reform. People tried to abolish slavery, and tried to regain equal rights for all people.
Wilmot Proviso-
David Wilmot proposed the idea in 1846 that nay land gained from the Mexican session is prohibited from any form of slavery; this proviso was defeated in 1848.
Compromise of 1850-
In 1850 Henry Clay composed thee Compromise of 1850. In that compromise he stated the idea that California was admitted to the union as a free state, so long as New Mexico and Utah were territories open to slavery. He had the idea that this compromise would please both the North and South, but unfortunately it didn’t do any one justice.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin-
Uncle toms cabin was a book published in 1852. This was the story of a slave and his owner. The slave was beaten to death by his master, yet while he was get beaten, he was praying for his master and begging for his life on his knees. The book infuriated the South and opened the eyes of those in the North.
Kansas Nebraska Act-
The Kansas Nebraska act was proposed by Stephen A. Douglas in 1854. This act stated that the laws on slavery held in the land of Kansas and Nebraska would be settled by popular sovereignty. This meant that the people there would be able to decide the fate of those sates themselves. This uprooted many problems.
Dred Scott Case-
The Dred Scott cases happened in 1857. A slave by the name of Dred Scott has traveled north with his master and stated that since he was on free land, he was a free man. When he was not given his right to freedom, he went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had other decisions to make beside whether or not Scott was a slave or free man. They had to decide if he even had the right to go to court. The court decided that Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom, because he was not a citizen, nor could he even become one. The court also stated that slaves were property, and it is against the 5ht amendment to take away the property of an American.
Lincoln vs. Douglas-
Lincoln and Douglas debated over the issue of slavery in 1858. The each had different views on the issues but in the end Lincoln had lost the debate
John Brown-
In 1858 John Brown had set up a raid to try and involve African Americans to fight against slavery. He broke into a place where they held a lot of infantry and tried fighting but was very unsuccessful. He was convicted and sent to be hanged in 1859.
South Secedes-
The South was fed up with the thought of not being treated as equals. During the election of Lincoln, Lincoln was no where on the ballots in the South. However, he ended up being the president of the United States. The South felt as if they had no voice and were not untied with the 'Untied States'. So they decided to separate and this led to the civil war.
Manifest destiny:
Louisiana Purchase-
In 1803 the United States were able to buy this amazing amount of land from Napoleon for only 15 million, which was only about a couple a cents an acre.
Ceded by Spain-
Because of problems that the U.S. was having with Indians and run-away slaves in 1819 with Florida, President Monroe told Spain to govern their state or get out, and they decided to get out.
Texan War-
The Texan war occurred in 1835, the Texans fought for their independence from Mexico. They won in 1838 with many lost battles but one lasting victory at San Jacinto.
Texas Annexation-
In 1849 the United States was able to annex Texas because Texas had just became their own state after they left the control of Mexico. This annexation cause problems with the United States and Mexico.
Organ Territory-
The Organ Territory happened in 1846. The Untied States had argued with Great Britain about that territory, but they did not want to risk war. We ended up taking about half of organ because it was of great use to Americans with the Organ Trail.
Mexican Cession-
In 1848, after the Texas annexation, Mexico was not on good terms with the U.S. After the war between the united states and Mexico, the Untied states won and was able to claim most of the west side of the Untied States. Though there was a misunderstanding with the boundaries of the newly gained land, everything turned out right in the end.
Transcontinental Railroad-
The Untied States new that there needed to be a way of connecting California to the rest of the Untied States, that is where the idea of the railroad came to be in 1850. However, it wasn't until 1853 that Congress had approved the survey of routes and not until 1858 that cars were starting to be built for the railroads. Then in 1862 Congress approved of the making of the railroad, and it was completely linked in 1881.
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