Westward expansion 1800s
Texas war 1835 1836 mexican-american mexican started letting americans immigrate into mexico texas wins the war 1836 1846 texas its won country 1846 becomes a state
Mexican american war 1846 1848
Civil war 1861 1865 union won causes sectionalism slavery states rights tariffs election of 1860 why did the north win the civil war the north had more resources
Reconstruction 1865 1877 The period of time after the civil war in witch the south had to be rebuilt and reorganized and brought back into the union. Presidents lincoln and jhonson wanted to be easy on the south. Rebuilt south 13th amendment it made slavery uconsituinal and illegal
14th amendment it stated that states could not take away the rights of citizens without due process of the law 15th amendment it allowed all men to cote no matter their skin color
Dred scott decision 1857 7-2 decision by the us supreme court supreme court said that blacks were not us citizens and could not sue in court
Suddenly slavery could be open anywhere
Election of 1876
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