Remake of American History Unit 2 Assessment by Jacquelyn Michniak

Gold rush (1848-1870s)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:36:27 UTC

Description: The gold rush started around 1848. The Gold Rush was a time when gold was found in the ground and people went after it.

Cause/Effect: the cause was manifest destiny and the effect was the wounded knee massacre

perspective: The Native Americans were affected by getting kicked off their land

connection: The wounded knee massacre

Wounded knee massacre (Dec. 29, 1890)

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D: The wounded knee massacre happened on December 29, 1890. This massacre occurred between Native Americans and the U.S. military over territory.

C/E: the cause would be the gold rush and the effect led to the American-Mexican war

P: The Natives and the U.S. military

C: the compromise of 1850

American Mexican war (April 25th,1864-Feb 2,1848)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:37:02 UTC

D: The American-Mexican war started in April 1864. It happened between the U.S. and Mexico and over land.

C/E: The cause was manifest destiny and wanting more land. The effect would be U.S. gaining territories.

p: The Americans/American soldiers and The Mexicans/Mexican army.

C: gold rush and compromise of 1850

compromise of 1850 (1850)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:37:25 UTC

D: The compromise of 1850 of course started in 1850. It was a bill to help address the issues of slavery.

C/E: cause was the after the American-Mexican war and figuring out slavery in the new territories of America. effect was people getting to decided whats best (popular sovereignty)

P: slaves, the people who made it

C: Pottawatomie massacre

Pottawatomie massacre (may 24th, 1856)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:39:15 UTC

D: The Pottawatomie massacre started on may 24th. The massacre happened because John Brown an abolitionist was tired of pro-slavery men.

C/E: cause was getting tired of pro-slavery people and the effect was the killing of 5 people

P: pro-slavery men and anti-slavery men

c: raid on Harper's Ferry

Raid on Harper's Ferry (oct.16th-18th, 1859)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:39:46 UTC

D: slave revolt in southern states. Made in the efforts of John Brown.

C/E: the cause was slavery. The effect was not successful due to not getting much support from slaves.

P: Slaves, abolitionists, southern's

C: Election of 1860

Election of 1860 (1860)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:40:06 UTC

D: a presidential election that happened. Lincoln won the election.

C/E: The cause is that it shaped the United States to end slavery because Lincoln was anti-slavery. The effect was Lincoln getting killed.

P: Slaves

C: Emancipation proclamation

Emancipation proclamation (Jan.1st, 1863)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:40:40 UTC

D: It was set to help the slaves. It didn't get everyone freed.

C/E: Lincoln became president and was the cause to free slaves. The effect only freed certain states.

P: Slaves, slave states, freed states, almost everyone in the united states.

C: 13th amendment

13th amendment ( Dec.6th, 1865)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:40:53 UTC

D: In the U.S. Constitution. One of the three reconstruction amendments.

C/E: The cause was to abolish slavery. The effect was people finding new ways to get slaves because it says they couldn't be slaves unless punished.

P: The U.S. as a whole

C: Freedmen's Bureau

Freedmen's Bureau (march 3rd, 1865)

jacqmich0893 — 2025-02-10 18:41:24 UTC

D: An Act. passed. It was passed to provide shelter and other basic needs to refugees.

C/E: The cause was to provide for people in need. The effect was it helped newly freed slaves with schooling, work, getting land, etc.

P: slaves, people that helped

C: All the events that have to deal with slaves/refugees