Remake of American History Unit 2 Assessment by Adrian Guerra

Mexican American War

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-14 20:03:47 UTC

Texas wins independence from mexico and that angers mexico and the us takes Texas in after some conflicts that killed many soldiers and innocent , people moving into Texas mainly from the north but all couldn't have slaves cause mexico outlawed slavery and then there was treaty signed that signed over California,Arizona,new mexico

Wounded Knee Massacre

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-14 20:05:07 UTC

The wounded knee massacre was caused by tension between the US government and the Lakota Sioux and one of the main issues was the Ghost Dance Movement and conflicts over land and the US government trying to suppress Native American

Pottawatomie Massacre

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-17 20:22:21 UTC

The Pottawatomie massacre an violent attack led by John Brown and his followers in the Kansas territory, where they killed 5 pro-slavery settlers to promote slavery violence it was part of a larger conflict known as bleeding Kansas and There was an escalation of bleeding kansas more violent conflcits between pro slavery and anti pro slavery

Raid on harpers ferry

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-21 19:20:00 UTC

John Brown on one evening gathered abolitionists and a group of his people they left their farmhouse hideout and then made their way to Harpers ferry . Brown and his men captured prominent citizen and seized the federal armory and arsenal his cause is that he wanted to spark a slave rebellion . the effect John Brown kinda helped sprak the civil war and leaving a path of destruction that wecked the towns economy and forced many residents to flee

Election of 1860

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-21 19:21:02 UTC

The U.S presidential election of 1860 was a crucial event that led to the american civil war, Abraham Lincoln beating his other candidates. The Northern states were largely opposed in the expansion for the southern states and supporting in its growth . The success of the south set the stage for the outbreak of the Civil War

13 amendment

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-21 19:22:10 UTC

The 13 Amendment to the US constitution abolished slavery, One of the main causes of the 13 amendment was the american civil war (1861-1865)which was fought mainly over slavery and freed slaves from confederate states . The effect of the 13 amendment is that it made slavery unconstitutional in the U.S freeing millions enslaved this also led to Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes

Freedman bureau

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-21 19:23:31 UTC

The freedman bureau was set up by congress in 1865 to assist people who had just been enslaved and poor whites after the civil war, It provided food,housing,education,healthcare and legal aid

Death of stonewall jackson

adriguer1079 — 2025-02-21 20:09:03 UTC

Stonewall Jackson during the battle of Chancellorsville on May 2,1863 was mistakenly shot by one of his confederate troops, he was hit in his left arm and right hand. His arm was later amputated and he later developed pneumonia. The effect was harmful to the confederate army as he was one of the most skilled and respected commanders and this weakened the confederate army and led them to lose the civil war