Remember the Alamo

1. Remember the Alamo 18 Source http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/reform/jb_reform_alamo_1_e.jpg Oregon Trail Source: http://www.visitoregontrail.org/trail6.jpg Mexican War Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/Map08-20.jpg Battle of the Alamo helped bring about Texas Independence in 1835 Gold was discovered in California in 1848., leading to a Gold Rush in 1849 Morman leader Brigham Young takes his group to start a new society in the western lands of Utah Settlement of the Northern Border with Canada Wagon Train headed to the Western lands along the Oregon or Santa Fe Trails U.S. Army camp in Texas during the Mexican War in 1845 “Westward the Course of Empire” shows the destiny many Americans felt about the conquering of the west.

2. Effects of Slavery 19 Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhenson1.jpg Underground Railroad Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_subj_m.jpg Compromise of 1850 Source: http://home.gwu.edu/~binder/1850.gif Henry Clay and Daniel Webster helped organize the 1850 Compromise The Fugitive Slave Law made escaping from slavery very difficult. Harriet Tubman was a leading person in the Underground Railroad Missouri Compromise 1820 The new Fugitive Law allows slave catchers to venture into Northern Areas to find “runaways” The invention of the cotton gin had revived slavery into a very profitable business Differing opinions over tariffs, state’s rights, and nullification led to sectionalism Stephen Douglas idea of popular sovereignty to decide whether a state would be slave or free

3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 20 Source: http://www.loudounfarmmuseum.org/images/auction.jpg Lincoln and Republican Party Source: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/lincoln.jpg John Brown Source: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/000000ae.jpg Congressmen Brooks and Sumner fight in Congress over slavery debates John Brown leads a raid at Harpers Ferry to free slaves Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Page from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” depicting a slave auction Map showing the Electoral Votes of the 1860 election won by Abraham Lincoln Dred Scott sues for his freedom and loses in the Supreme Court Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas participate in famous debates over the issues of slavery in the territories. Douglas wins the 1858 Senate Race.

4. 54th Massachusetts 21 Source: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/000000ae.jpg Monitor v. Merrimac Source: http://www.shippaintings.com/large_images/monitor_and_merrimac.JPG Different Resources Source http://visualhistory.freewebpages.org/CivilWar.html Not all Northern Supported the War as depicted in this “Copperhead” cartoon These women are making shells for use in the war. Map showing the Union and Confederate States Lincoln chose to Emancipate the slaves in Southern areas to keep the British out of the war. African Americans were allowed to fight on the Union side near the end of the war. Supplying an Army was a major advantage of the Union as shown here. Body of a Union soldier at the Andersonville Prison Camp

5. Antietam 22 Source: http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/oqmg/Professional_Bulletin/1998/images/foundations1.jpg Gettysburg Source: http://www.thinkspot.net/Gettysburg/getty.jpg Lee v. Grant Source: http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwleaders/Robert%20E.%20Lee.jpg ; http://www.nps.gov/frsp/images/grant.gif Bloody battle at Antietam in 1862 was single deadliest day of the war. Over 20,000 casualties Robert E. Lee was the lead commander of the Confederate forces during the war. The war began with shots fired on Ft. Sumter S.C. in 1861 Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was Lee’s 2nd in command William Tecumseh Sherman led his Union troops on a “March to the Sea” that destroyed southern cities. The fight at Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war in July 1863. Ulysses S. Grant proved to be the fighting general Lincoln wanted. The war took a heavy toll on President Lincoln

6. Lincoln’s Assassination 23 Source: http://dcsightseeing.com/images/scaned/lincoln.jpg The End of Slavery Source http://visualhistory.freewebpages.org/CivilWar.html Cost of the War Source: http://www.carman.net/images/Gettysburg_dead.jpg Southern transportation systems were totally destroyed. Parts of major cities like Atlanta burned or destroyed President Lincoln assassinated 4 days after the war ends. Naval warfare changes with the Monitor and Merrimac ironclads. The war left over ½ million dead. Our largest death toll to this day. Slavery ends with the 13th Amendment Poster for the Capture of Lincoln’s Assassin Battlefield duties were sometimes horrific.

7. Reconstruction 24 Source: http://www.bigrxi.org/images/black_congressmen.jpg Carpetbaggers and Scalawags Source: http://www.truthinhistory.org/images/carpet1.jpg A. Johnson v. T. Stevens Source: http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngj/johnson.a8.jp g: http://www.house.gov/pitts/images/thaddeus-stevens.jpg Many new black voters helped elect black Congressmen in several states. Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction was the mild 10% PLan Radical Republican leader Thaddeus Stevens wanted a harsher plan Andrew Johnson becomes President after Lincoln’s assassination. Ticket to get into the Senate Gallery for the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Reconstruction offered many blacks the right to vote for the first time. Ulysses S Grant becomes President in 1868 This cartoon shows the carpetbaggers coming to rule the south.

8. Freedman’s Bureau 25 Source:http://image.pathfinder.com/TFK/media/specials/graphics/010201_bhm2/timeline/large3.jpg Moving West Source: http://www.buffalosoldier.net/The%20Jerry%20Shores%20Family,%201887.%20Nebraska%20Historical%20Society.gif Sharecropping Source:http://www.saumag.edu/History/walzphotos/AfAmSharecroppers.jpeg Very little of the Southern transportation system remained after the war. Most slave families simply had to become sharecroppers after the Civil War ---------------------------- Picture showing the destruction of Richmond Virginia President Andrew Johnson giving the Freedmen’s Bureau the Veto. The Congress would later override his vetoes The destruction of the war left many southern cities like Atlanta to rebuild themselves. Freedman’s Bureau Schools gave an education to newly freed African Americans.

9. Klan Emerges 26 Source http://www.historyteacher.net/APUSH-Course/APUSH%20Course%20Main%20Page.htm Compromise of 1877 Source: http://www.homeofheroes.com/presidents/pres_hayes.jpg: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAtildenP2.jpg End of Reconstruction Source http://visualhistory.freewebpages.org/CivilWar.html The Compromise of 1877 gave the Presidential election to Rutherford B. Hayes (right) instead of Samuel Tilden. Republicans agree to end forced Reconstruction. The KKK begins to bring fear and control over African Americans in the South Most of the rights enjoyed by African Americans disappear. The Compromise of 1877 helped to avoid another Civil War, but it also ended Reconstruction Cartoon representing the South’s intention on ignoring the rights of Blacks. President Grant’s Administration rocked by several scandals. Many blacks felt betrayed and were treated as if they were slaves again.