WHAT WE LEARNED TODAYMexican American War-Texas was part of Mexico-For a while was the blue star republic-Mexico vs. United States-Americans won-United States got the Mexican Cession- California Utah Nevada Colorado...-and Texas-What started the war...-President James Polk wanted land-1,733 deaths
Abe Lincoln-Andrew Johnson, VP--Southern Democrat (VP)--White slaveowner-Made Johnson VP for more votes-Civil War started the same year-South secedded from the union when Lincoln was elected--thought Lincoln was going to abolish slavery-He was going to let them keep it and just not allow it in any new territories-Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3-Gettysburg Address--was a funeral speach-Emancipation Proclamation--said all states still in confederacy... slavery is abolished in that area-Lincoln was elected for two terms in 1865-Transcontinental Railroad finished during his presidencyCivil War-1861-1865-North vs. South-Union vs. Confederates-North/Union won-North won because they had more rescources-South had better generals-Most fighting took place in south-South had a better reason to fight-North ultimately won because the north had a larger population and greater railroad milage, also had more factories and more farm accerage-South was favored by exports, exported a lot of cotton-North had more iron productioin-North had more food-South had less foodReconstruction-Reconstruction of the south-Cities had to be rebuilt-Railroads rebuilt-African Americans were now free-Freedman's Bureau set up to help blacks get jobs and education because they had no skill except for basic farming-The south was split into twelve military districs-Each district had a northern leader to to be in charge-Southerns hated this-Some were good people, others were there just to make money-Some African Americans got into government positions at state and federal level-South had to do a lot of things
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