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African Americans Move West
African Americans in the United States moved West before and after the Civil War.
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Abolitionists
Abolitionists in the United States from 1850 to 1880 played a significant role in ending slavery.
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African Culture in America
By 1850 there were over 3 million black slaves working in the United States.
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Buffalo
One of the more majestic animals to roam the western portion of the United States was the American Bison, or known as the buffalo.
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Carpet Baggers
After the Confederate States lost the Civil War, the southern states were flooded with northerners.
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Conservation Issues
As Manifest Destiny moved westward in the United States between 1850 and 1880, many Conservation Issues appeared.
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Education for All
Education in the United States from 1850 to 1880 grew by leaps and bounds.
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Indians Pushed to the Brink
From the time of Europeans arriving in the New World and later the United States, the Native American Indian tribes were pushed to the brink.
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Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom
The murder of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum in the summer of 1844 by an angry mob was a turning point in the Mormon religion.
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Lincoln’s assassination
President Abraham Lincoln was not well-liked in the South before and during his presidency.
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Loss of Land
There were tremendous damage and loss of land in the United States from the middle of the 19th century to the turn of the 20th century.
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Passenger Pigeons
Passenger Pigeons in the United States were the dominant bird species during the 19th century.
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Plantation Life
Plantation life for slaves in the United States was not pleasant.
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President Johnson impeached
President Andrew Johnson is best known as the Vice President who was appointed the presidency after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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Reconstruction Years
After the Civil War ended, the United States rebuilt the southern states through a series of laws.
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Religious Persecution
Even though the United States was founded on religious freedom, not all religions escaped persecution in the 19th century.
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Slavery and the Civil War
Slavery and the Civil War were complex issues in the United States in the middle of the 19th century.
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The Mormons’ Exodus
The Mormons’ Exodus from the Midwest to the Great Basin in the Utah Territory was a massive movement of people retreating from religious persecution.
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White Blacklash
After the Civil War ended, there was a considerable white backlash towards the newly freed black slaves.
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Women’s Rights and Equality
Until the Second Great Awakening in the 1830s, women were responsible for morality in the home, at church, and in the community.
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