what did the 13th amendment do?
abolish slavery
what did the 14th amendment do?
gave citizenship to all people born in the US
what did the 15th amendment do?
gave black men the right to vote
ulysses s. grant
union general guy
robert e. lee
confederate general guy
fort sumter
start of civil war (confederate vic.)
antietam
bloodiest battle (union vic.)
battle of gettysburg
fought in pennsylvania & was the turning point (south would never try to invade the north)
vicksburg
another turning point (split the confederacy into 2 by the mississippi river)
appomax courthouse
end of the civil war
XYZ & Impressment
French destroyed our ships, but Britain impressed our sailors
john c. calhoon
represented south state rights & nullification supporter
henry clay
“great compromiser” for holding the country together & sponsored the missouri compromise & compromise of 1850 (california & fugitive slave act thing)
daniel webster
senator of massachusetts, against slavery, wants strong fed. gov.
jefferson davis
first & only president for the confederacy
abraham lincoln
16th president
william carney
former slave that recieved the medal of honor for protecting the american flag
phillip bazaar
chilean immigrant that received the medal of honor
clara barton
founder of the red cross
lincoln’s 1st inaugural address
south would have to start the war & secession is illegal
lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address
he’s going to go easy on the south and he’ll care for people
jefferson davis’s 1st inaugural address
thinks secession is legal & made a comparison to the DOI
gettysburg address
compared to the DOI, our democracy is still strong, pumped up the union to win the war
order of territories
united states
louisiana purchase ($15 mil)
florida purchase ($5 mil)
texas annexed
oregon
mexican cession (treaty of guadelupe hidalgo)
gadsden purchase
mexican-american war
fought over boundary dispute of the rio grande (texas claimed boundary) & nueces river (mexico claimed boundary). Ended w/ the treaty of guadelupe hidalgo
madbury v. madison
judicial review
gibbons v. ogden
boat commerce thing
dred scott v. stanford
court case w/ black man that divided the country
free enterprise
limit state restriction on business
worcester v. georgia
native americans fought in court over their land & won. Unconstitutionally moved off their land by andrew jackson.
McCulloch v. Maryland
The federal gov. had the right to set up a federal bank & states couldn’t tax the federal gov.
1607
jamestown founded for gold
1620
pilgrims in plymouth for religion & mayflower compact
1776
declaration of independence in 2nd continental congress
1787
constitution written for a government w/out tyranny
1803
louisiana purchase: westward expansion, doubled size, mississipi river
1861-1865
civil war
anti-federalist
leaders: patrick henry. george manson, elbridge gerry
views: constitution = bad (wanted bill of rights to protect against tyranny)
federalist
leaders: manson, jay, hamilton
views: constitution = good
new jersey plan/virginia plan/great compromise
new jersey: more rights for small states (equal rep.)
virginia: more power to large states (population count)
compromise: bicameral legislature (house of rep. & senate)
articles of confederation
weak, couldn’t raise tax, couldn’t regulate trade, limited power, created to protect against tyrants (led to constitution)
shay’s rebellion
proved AOC was weak & needed to be remade
land ordinance 1785
land west of the appalachian mountains were sold to individual landowners
abolitionists
fredrick douglas (fought for the 13,14,&15th amendments)
john brown (organized harpers ferry)
harriet beecher stowe (author of uncle tom’s cabin)
sojourner truth (ain’t i a woman?)
harriet tubman (escaped & helped slaves)
thomas paine
author of common sense