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division test dates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1850 | the compromise of 1850, south and north come to agreements about slavery, EX: cali is a free state, slave trade is abolished in DC |
| 1852 | harriet beecher stowe publishes "uncle toms cabin", the first anti slavery bookabout a evil, harsh master, and talk about the transcontinental railroad being built |
| 1854 | senator steven douglas writes kansas nebraska act, creating two territories, popular soverignty allowed in both, north- upset, south- happy, kansas becomes battle ground between pro and anti-slavery, americans pour into territory to vote |
| 1858-61 | 58' republicans choose lincoln to run for senate, he looses to douglas, in 59' john brown uses violence to rebel against slavery at harpers ferry, forced to surrender by lee, in 60' lincoln runs for president and wins, in 61' kansas becomes a free state |
| 1856 | issue of slaverycauses politcal parties to makenew ones like th republican party because they didnt agree on outlawing slavery, the democrats elect james buchanan as president, wins, promises to save the union, doesnt, war breaks out |
| 1848-49 | california gold rush causing westward expansion, the"49ers" came in 1849 ad gold rushed, henry david thouroue publishes essay "civil disobediance" talking about his disgust with slavery |
| 1863 | in 63' the gettysburg battle, bloodiest battle ever, union won but lost many,battle of vivksburg, lies on missisippi river, capturing vicksburg would have given the union control of the river, heavily defended but confederates surrender on july 4th |
| 1864 | 1: andersonville pow camp opens(terrible camp), 2: union captures meridian(big storage space, sad loss to conf.)3: the CSS hunley sinks USS houstotonic(sinks in process, very special firts sub to sink army ship in battle) |
| 1865 | 13th ammendment radified (abolish slavery) and confederacy falls, transportation problrms,starvation, disease, very good union blockades |
| 1865-67 | reconstruction era, |
| 1872 | yellowstone national park was established by uylessses s grant |
| 1876 | battle of little bighorn between indian tribes led by sitting bull and the US armys 7th calvary led by custer. big indian win |
| 1898 | spanish- american war, the USS maine sinks and the US think spain did it, they are the enemy now and we go to war. teddy rosevelt establishes the rough riders and spain is defeated and america wins! |
| 1895 | stephen crane publishes the red badge of courage about a union private who flees battle and is ashamed, wants red badge, (blood) to prove he isnt scared, this very realistically portrays war |
| 1862 | homestead act, any adult citezen who moved and lived on the frontier land and grew it and settled for 5years could have it for free |
| 1860-90 | wild west era, cowboys, outlaws, indians, pioneers |
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