1820-1877

Mexican American War (Michaela)
 * This was caused by a dispute over the southern boundary of Texas
 * American forces marched into Mexico and captured Mexico City
 * The Treaty of Guadalupe Holdago ended the war
 * Under this treaty, Mexico was forced to cede more than half a million aquare miles of land to the United States
 * These lands became known as Arizona, New Mexico, and California
 * This was signifigant because it increased the size of the United States

Texas Revolution of 1835-1836 (Michaela)
 * American settlers moved to Texas in the 1820s at the invitation of the Mexican governement
 * American settlers did not get along with the Mexican authorities because they banned slavery and wanted everyone to practice Roman Catholcism
 * Texans revolted
 * The dictator of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, marched into Texas and crushed the revolt
 * The Texans defeated Santa Anna and declared their independence
 * This was signifigant because Texas became known as an independnet country known as the Republic of Texas.
 * The United States annexed Texas in 1845

Abraham Lincoln (Michaela)


 * Sixteenth president of the United States
 * He promoted equal rights for African Americans
 * He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which was a cause to the Civil War
 * He promoted the thirteenth amendment, which abolished slavery
 * “determined to preserve the nation”
 * Recontrustuction of the south began under his presidency
 * He was assinated in 1865

Dorthea Dix(Michaela)
 * American philanthropist
 * social reformer
 * She helped change the prison system by advocating the development of state hospitals to treat the mentally ill, instead of just sending them to prison
 * She created the first mental asylum
 * During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses