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Haitian Revolution

Haitian Revolution

• (18th-19th century).

• Successful slave revolt leading to Haiti's independence.

• Louisiana Purchase

(1803) was a major land acquisition by the U.S. from France, doubling the nation's size and expanding its territory west of the Mississippi River.

• Manifest Destiny

• (19th century)

  • Belief in US territorial expansion across North America.

• Missouri Compromise

• (19th century)

  • Agreement maintaining balance between slave and free states.

• Monroe Doctrine

• (19th century)

  • US policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas.

• Worcester v. Georgia

(19th century)

• Supreme Court case affirming Native American sovereignty.

• Underground Railroad

• (19th century)

  • Network aiding enslaved people's escape to freedom.

• Nat Turner’s Rebellion

• (19th century)

  • Slave rebellion leading to stricter slave laws in the South.

• Battle of the Alamo

• (19th century)

  • Key event in Texas Revolution, symbol of Texan resistance.

• Mexican-American War

• (19th century)

  • Conflict leading to US acquiring southwestern territories.

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (

• 19th century)

  • Treaty ending Mexican-American War, ceding land to the US.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• (19th century)

  • Law allowing territories to decide on slavery, leading to conflict.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• (19th century)

  • Lincoln's order freeing slaves in Confederate states.

• Fourteenth Amendment

• (19th century)

  • Granted citizenship and equal protection to all born in the US.

• Fifteenth Amendment

• (19th century)

  • Prohibited voting discrimination based on race or servitude.