Important Dates Flashcards
1
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1789
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Bill of Rights (10 amendments of the constitution) was established
2
Q
1828
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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act
- this authorized the forced removal of Native Americans from Tennessee and other Eastern states to Mississippi
- violent and traumatic
3
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1836
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Indian Removal Act continued to remove them from their land
-Trail of Tear: Cherokee are forced from Georgia to Oklahoma. Many died from illness and starvation
4
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1850
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Compromise of 1850 helps establish a crackdown on fugitive slaves. Slave trade is banned in DC
5
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1852
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is published
6
Q
1854
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Missouri Compromise if 1820 is repealed. The issue of slavery continues to create tensions throughout the US
7
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1857
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James Buchanan is elected as 15th president
