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Western Expansion

The U.S. expanded west after the Treaty of Paris, admitting 6 new states.

Cotton Gin

Invented by Eli Whitney, it could produce nearly 60 pounds of cotton in one day and increased the demand for slave labor.

Harriet Jacobs

A writer and abolitionist born into slavery who provided firsthand accounts of the experience of slavery for women.

Frederick Douglass

An abolitionist who was born into slavery, experienced its violence, escaped to the North, and became a prominent speaker and writer against slavery.

Andrew Jackson

The 7th president known for advocating the removal of Native Americans and referred to as the T-rex of presidents.

Indian Removal Act

A law passed during Andrew Jackson’s presidency that forced all Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

Trail of Tears

The 8-month journey that Native Americans were forced to undertake due to the Indian Removal Act.

Worcester v. Georgia

A Supreme Court case that upheld Cherokee sovereignty, allowing them to maintain their separate nation.

Louisiana Purchase

Land purchased from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and established the 36 30 line separating free and slave territories.

Compromise of 1850

An effort to maintain peace where California entered the Union as a free state, allowing popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Allowed residents to decide whether to be free or slave states, repealing the Missouri Compromise and igniting conflict.

Abolitionists

Individuals who advocated for the abolition of slavery and sought to end the practice.

Election of 1860

Event that triggered the Civil War; Lincoln won with less than 40% of the popular vote amid a 81.2% voter turnout.

Emancipation Proclamation

Freed slaves in Southern territories conquered by the North, providing a moral cause for the North and diminishing Southern foreign support.

Bleeding Kansas

Violent conflict resulted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act, where pro and anti-slavery forces clashed.

Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War focused on rebuilding the nation and integrating freed slaves into society.