Unit 1/2
Before that, the years were numbered by counting down
Before Christ / B.C.
The first battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What happened on April 15, 1865?
President Lincoln assassination
Gave former slaves the right to vote
15th Amendment
Relied heavily on immigrant labor
Transcontinental Railroad
A term used when historians are unsure of exactly when an event happened.
Cira / CA
In 1787, three sole branches of our government were established
The Legislative Branch , The Supreme Court, and the Executive Branch
With this amendment 4 million enslaved people were given their freedom
13th Amendment
“It allowed states to rejoin the Union if 10% of the state voted to swear allegiance to the U.S. and agreed to outlaw slavery”
10% Plan
Wealthy People in the Gilded Age
Robberbarons
The time period between 3,000 BC - 1,000 BC
Archaic
The belief states had a right to leave the U.S. if they chose to.
Secession
This set free the slaves in America, but in reality it freed few, if any slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
To provide food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education and land to freed slaves
Freedmen’s Bureau
Late 1800s - Early 1900s
2nd Industrial Revolution
One of Spain’s biggest rivals
France
"Britain’s American colonies would be involved in the war fighting against French settlers who had allied with Native Americans, or Indians"
French and Indian War
23,000 people would be killed in the bloodiest day of the war
Battle of Antietam
Separate but Equal?
Segregation
Textiles factories mostly built here
Northeastern U.S
English came to the coast of North America with a goal to achieve this
Build Settlements + Claim Land
When citizens grew to dislike the other regions within their nation and their differences began to divide them into Sections
Sectionalism
The states that seceded from the union
Confederate States of America
Whites in the south that supported efforts to help freed slaves
Scalawags
The belief that rich are better than poor
Social Darwinism