Event-Manifest Destiny
Date(s)-1812-1867
Who?- US Citizens, Native Americans
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Event-Sectionalism
Date(s)-1700’s-1861
Who?-US Citizens
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Event-Emancipation Proclamation
Date(s)-1863
Who?-US Citizens, Abraham Lincoln, Slaves, Slave Owners
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Event-The Civil War: Battles at Fort Sumter, Antietam, & Gettysburg
Date(s)-Battle at Fort Sumter -1861
Battle at Antietam - 1862
Battle at Gettysburg - 1863
Who?-Union & Confederate Military; US & Confederate Citizens
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Event-Reconstruction
Date(s)-1863-1877
Who?-US Citizens, Congress, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Freed Former Slaves
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Event-Freedman’s Bureau
Date(s)-1865
Who?-Southern US States, Freed Former Slaves, Congress
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Event-Reconstruction Amendments: 13th, 14th, & 15th
Date(s)-13th Amendment - 1865
14th Amendment - 1868
15th Amendment - 1869
Who?-Congress, Freed Former Slaves, US Citizens
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Event-Election of 1876
Date(s)-1876
Who?-US Citizens, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden
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Event-Manifest Destiny
Date(s)-1812-1867
Who?- US Citizens, Native Americans
What Happened?- The belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through settlement and conquest.
Effect/Importance- Led to the annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the acquisition of territories such as California, Oregon, and the Southwest.
Event-Sectionalism
Date(s)-1700’s-1861
Who?-US Citizens
What Happened?- The division of the United States along regional lines, particularly between the North and South over issues such as slavery and states' rights.
Effect/Importance- Contributed to the growing tensions that led to the Civil War.
Event-Emancipation Proclamation
Date(s)-1863
Who?-US Citizens, Abraham Lincoln, Slaves, Slave Owners
What Happened?- President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order declaring all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be freed.
Effect/Importance- It shifted the focus of the Civil War to ending slavery as a moral cause and paved the way for the 13th Amendment.
Event-The Civil War: Battles at Fort Sumter, Antietam, & Gettysburg
Date(s)-Battle at Fort Sumter -1861
Battle at Antietam - 1862
Battle at Gettysburg - 1863
Who?-Union & Confederate Military; US & Confederate Citizens
What Happened?- The Civil War was fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) over issues of states' rights and slavery.
Effect/Importance- Resulted in the preservation of the Union, the abolition of slavery, and the reunification of the country.
Event-Reconstruction
Date(s)-1863-1877
Who?-US Citizens, Congress, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Freed Former Slaves
What Happened?- The period following the Civil War in which the federal government sought to bring the Southern states back into the Union and address issues of civil rights and rebuilding.
Effect/Importance- Led to the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments and the establishment of new political and social systems in the South.
Event-Freedman’s Bureau
Date(s)-1865
Who?-Southern US States, Freed Former Slaves, Congress
What Happened?- A government agency created to provide assistance to newly freed slaves and poor whites in the South.
Effect/Importance- Helped provide education, healthcare, and employment opportunities for former slaves, but faced opposition from Southern states.
Event-Reconstruction Amendments: 13th, 14th, & 15th
Date(s)-13th Amendment - 1865
14th Amendment - 1868
15th Amendment - 1869
Who?-Congress, Freed Former Slaves, US Citizens
What Happened?- The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, and the 15th granted voting rights regardless of race.
Effect/Importance- These amendments aimed to ensure civil rights and equality for freed slaves and laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement.
Event-Election of 1876
Date(s)-1876
Who?-US Citizens, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden
What Happened?- The election resulted in a disputed outcome, with the Electoral College votes of several states in question.
Effect/Importance- Ended with the Compromise of 1877, in which Hayes was declared the winner in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.