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Fugitive Slave Act:A law compelling the capture and return of escaped slaves.

Gadsden Purchase: The U.S. acquisition of land from Mexico for a transcontinental railroad.

Webster-Ashburton Treaty: A treaty between the United States and Great Britain that settled several boundary disputes and helped to improve relations between the two nations.

1842

Missouri Compromise;Legislation that temporarily maintained the balance between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while prohibiting slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Territory.

1820

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Ostend Manifesto : A controversial document advocating the acquisition of Cuba by the U.S.

1854

1850

Compromise of 1850:: A set of legislative measures aimed at resolving the sectional tensions between slave and free states, including the admission of California as a free state and the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act.

1850

Texas Revolution: A series of events, including the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto, leading to Texas gaining independence from Mexico and eventually becoming a part of the United States.

1836

1853

Mexican-American War: A conflict between the United States and Mexico, sparked by border disputes and territorial ambitions, resulting in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ceded significant territory to the United States.

1846

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854): Legislation allowing popular sovereignty to determine slavery's fate in territories.

1854

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Fort Sumter (1861): Confederate forces' bombardment of a federal fort, initiating the Civil War.

1861

Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860): Lincoln's election, causing Southern states to secede due to concerns over slavery.

1860

Buchanan's Presidency (1857-1861): James Buchanan's presidency marked by sectional tensions.

1857-61

Bleeding Kansas (1854-1856): Violent conflicts in Kansas over the issue of slavery.

1854-56

Formation of the Confederate States of America (1861): Southern states' secession and the creation of the Confederacy.

1861

John Brown's Raid (1859): An attempt by John Brown to incite a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.

1859

Dred Scott Decision (1857): A Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans and invalidating the Missouri Compromise.

1857

1861-62

American Civil War (1861-1865): A devastating conflict between North and South over slavery, sovereignty, and regional differences.

1861-65

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Underground Railroad (c. 1830s-1860s): A network helping escaped slaves reach freedom in the North.

1830s-60s

13th Amendment (1865): An amendment abolishing slavery throughout the United States.

1863

Confiscation Acts (1861-1862): Laws allowing the confiscation of property used to support the Confederate war effort.

Homestead Act (1862): Legislation providing land to settlers to encourage westward expansion.

1865

Emancipation Proclamation (1863): Lincoln's declaration of freedom for slaves in Confederate-held territories.

1862