Making of America - Dates Flashcards
(19 cards)
When was Louisiana Purchase?
1803 – Doubled US territory by buying land from France.
When was Indian Removal Act?
1830 – Forced tribes west of the Mississippi River.
When was Trail of Tears?
1838 – Cherokee forced march; thousands died.
When was California Gold Rush?
1849 – Mass migration west, growth of California.
When was First Fort Laramie Treaty?
1851 – Defines Indian territory but soon broken.
When was Kansas-Nebraska Act?
1854 – Repealed Missouri Compromise, caused violence.
When was American Civil War?
1861–1865 – Conflict over slavery and state rights.
When was Homestead Act?
1862 – Gave settlers 160 acres for farming the Plains.
When was Pacific Railway Act?
1862 – Funded transcontinental railroad construction.
When was Sand Creek Massacre?
1864 – US troops killed Cheyenne villagers.
When was 13th Amendment?
1865 – Abolished slavery after Civil War.
When was Second Fort Laramie Treaty?
1868 – Created Great Sioux Reservation.
When was Railroad completed?
1869 – Linked East and West, encouraged migration.
When was Gold found in Black Hills?
1874 – Broke treaty with Sioux, led to conflict.
When was Battle of Little Bighorn?
1876 – Sioux defeated Custer, led to US retaliation.
When did the Reconstruction ends?
1877 – Southern states regain control post-Civil War.
When did Sitting Bull surrender?
1881 – Marks end of major Native resistance.
When was Dawes Act?
1887 – Broke up tribal lands, aimed to assimilate Native Americans.
When was Wounded Knee Massacre?
1890 – Last major clash between US Army and Native Americans.
