Remake of American History Unit 2 Assessment by Devon Thomas

Westward Expansion: Gold Rush 1849

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The gold Rush was apart of the westward expansion. Back in 1849 when the westward expansion was in action gold was found at Sutters Mill. Sutters Mill was located in Coloma, California. People from all over the country started moving to California to find gold and get rich. By 1850 most surface gold was gone. Overnight Cities begun to spring up. When the cities started being made the population grew 310%. between 1850 and 1860.

The Mexican-American War April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848

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1846 The Americans wants to annex Texas and have now gained California land. This caused the United States to irritate a war between Mexico and the U.S. The war lasted from 1846 to 1848. The war was opposed by Henry David Thoreau and Abraham Lincoln. They thought the war was meaningless and just brutal. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war giving the U.S access to new lands. The U.S gained New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Parts of Colorado, And parts from Wyoming.

John Brown May 9 1800 - December 2 1859

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John Brown was a extensive abolitionist who had a belief and goal to overthrow the slavery system against African Americans.

John Brown And His Sons Movement. May 24, 1856

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May 24, 1856. John Brown and his sons were known as heroes to the northern extremist for there heroic actions of leading the attacks on pro slavery residents. he justified his actions as a will of God. John Brown was hung on December 2nd 1859

The Civil War Beginning April 12, 1861

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Heavy Confederate rain rained down upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. This is when the Civil War formally begins. on June 10, 1861 Battle of Big Bethel, the first land battle of the war in Virginia.

The Civil War Continues 1862

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The union had a huge advantage being they had a bigger population, Railroad Construction, And Manufacturing. The Confederate had a strong military tradition as well as some of the best trained soilders and commanders in the nation

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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After the civil war 4 million newly freed people were free in the United States and were no longer under control.But under the administration of President Andrew Johnson in 1865 and 1866, new southern state legislatures passed restrictive black code to control the labor and behavior of former enslaved people and other African Americans.

Radical Reconstruction. Late 1866

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Congress passed the reconstruction act of 1867 to divide southern military's into five districts. The law needed to eradicate the 14th amendment which broadened the the definition of citizenship, granting equal protection of the constitution to formerly enslaved people.