Remake of American History Unit 2 Assessment by Jose Moreno-Cortez

Westward expansion: Gold rush

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 18:05:49 UTC

California Gold Rush, rapid flux of fortune seekers in California that began after Gold was found at Sutter's Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. The Gold Rush caused some environmental damage. The native Americans were the ones who were the most affected by the Gold Rush.

Westward expansion: Compromise of 1850

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 18:10:37 UTC

The compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle several outstanding issues regarding slavery. In particular, the North and South disagreed over whether slavery should be allowed in new states and territories. The compromise of 1850 acted as a temporary truce on the issue of slavery, primarily addressing the status of newly acquired territory after the Mexican'American war. It established a boundary between Texas and the U.S., called for the abolition of slave trades in Washington D.C, and amend the Fugitive Slave Act.

John Brown: Pottawatomie Massacre

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:21:43 UTC

On the night of May 24, 1856, the radical abolitionist John Brown, five of his sons, and three other associates murdered five proslavery men at three different cabins along the banks of Pottawatomie Creek, near present-day lane, Kansas. The killings at Pottawatomie Creek marked the beginning of the bloodletting of the "Bleeding Kansas" period, as both sides of the slavery issue embarked on a campaign of terror, intimidation, and armed conflict that lasted throughout the summer.

John Brown: Raid on Harpers Ferry

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:25:07 UTC

John Browns raid on harpers ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the U.S arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Browns raid helped catapult the nation into Civil War. The war had a disastrous effect on Harpers Ferry, leaving a path of destruction that wrecked the towns economy and forced many residents to flee forever.

Election of 1850

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:27:10 UTC

In the House, Democrats won several seats from the whigs, building on their continued control of the chamber. Several supporters of the Georgia Platform also won election as Unionists. In the Senate, whigs lost a small number of seats to Democrats and minor free soil party.

Emancipation Proclamination

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:29:12 UTC

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The Proclamination declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free.

13th Amendment

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:31:02 UTC

Lincoln and other leaders realized amending the Constitution was the only way to officially end Slavery. The 13th Amendment forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S states and territories. In addition to banning slavery, the amendment outlawed the impossible.

15th Amendment

josecort9614 — 2025-02-11 19:32:15 UTC

The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.