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gettys burg address
- dead shall not hazve died in vain
- end slavery
- preserve democracy
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edward everett
talked about battle of gettysberg
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1860's
war with indians, ending slavery,
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homestead act
- government gave you 40 aacres if you
- lived on it for 5 yrs
- if you improved it
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grenville dodge
- knew the most about railroads and gave lincoln intel on where to buy lots.
- repaired railroads quickly
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crocker
hired first chinese workers for the railroad, out of desperation
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Collis Huntington
- sold food on passage to sacramento
- one of the big 3
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Hopkins
Partners up with collins when buying supplies because they both realize they can make more money that way.
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All supplies used to build railroads
came from the east
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4 reasons chinese workers were good
- did any work
- worked smart
- didnt swear
- practiced hygene
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may 10, 1869
- railroad tracks meet at promatery point in utah
- railroad is complete!
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Railroads
Destroyed indian culture
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Nat turner
rebellion in 1821 that killed the most men
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Andrew Jackson
- War hero
- responsible for indian removal act 1849
- nullification crisis
- threaten to invade south carolina
- henry clay resolved
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James K Polk
- 54 40 or fight
- take oregan territory or fight
- compromise with british
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1869
mexican war breaks out
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mexican war
- america takes half of mexican territory
- treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
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Expansionary pres
- Andrew Johnson (alaska)
- James k Polk (mexico)
- Jefferson (Louisiana purchase)
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Henry Clay
- Known as the great compromiser
- supported union
- 1820 missouri compromise
- comp of nullification crisis
- comp of 1850 made cali a free state
- whig, lincoln adored clay
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Jefferson
Believed to free slaves by slowly freeing them and shipping them out of america
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Harriet beacher stow
- wrote uncle toms cabin
- conductor of the "underground railroad"
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John Brown
- fought to end slavery
- harriet considered him christ like
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Charles summer
- talked about crim against kansas
- beat badly by PRESTON BROOKS and takes it takes 3 months to heal
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Davis
- President of confederate states
- better resume than lincoln
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grants tomb
ulysses s grant and wife julia are burried in it
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Liberator
abolitionist newspsper published by william lloyd garrison
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alexis de tocqueville
wrote democracy in america vol 1 and 2
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william henry harrison
- president for 32 days then dies
- President that serves the shortest time in office
- tippy canoe and tyler too
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Daniel webster
- politician from massachusets
- supported union
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steven douglass
- sen from illinois pushes henry clays compromise through congress
- 1854 compromise with southern states, kan and nev to be slave states
- lost to lincoln in 1860
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fredrick douglass
admits kansas nebraska act was a mistake
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John quincy adams
contest election with andrew and wins
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henry wadsworth longfellow
wrote the song I heard the bells on christmas day
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george katlin
drew indians
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william beaumonte
first to research the digestive system
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marlon
first to use ether to put people to sleep
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syvester ggram
- nutritionist
- made grahm cracker to reduce lustful tendency and improve health of americans
- wanted basic rights for women
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beauregard
april 12, 1861 battle of fort sumpter beginning of civil war
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sept 17 1862
- battle of antietam bloodiest day in america
- turning point,
- lincoln gives emancipation proclamation
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date of gettysberg address
nov 19, 1863
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date lee surrenders to grant, end of civil war
april 16, 1865
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william sherman
- northern general
- march to sea
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braxton brag
- argues with everyone
- only friend was the president
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stonewall jackson
- worked well with lee
- confed general
- dies @ chancellorsville
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lydia bixby
- lost 5 sons in union
- lincoln writes condolances
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antebellum
before the civil war
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willmot proviso
supply mexican war
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alamo
mexicans won the battle
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cherokee
one of the many indian tribes forced to leave
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whigs and democrats
1828-1854
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amalgamation
believe society should be integrated with different ethnicities
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mini ball
created by manay
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potamonomy creek
john brown slaughters southeners
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fugitive slave act
help southeners retrieve their slaves
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batle of getty
- july 4 1863 turning point in war
- oct 1863 lincoln proclaims day of thanksgiving
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harpers ferry
john brown attacks fed arsenal
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slave states that stayed in union
delaware maryland kentucky missouri
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