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Unit 3 Westward expansion (The Native Americans (Manifest Destiny (spread…

- - - - U.S won against Mexico and took over Texas in the year 1948
    - - In 1846, mexican cavalry attacked U.S soldiers ordered by General Zachary Taylor killing about a dozen. They then laid siege to an American fort along the Rio grande.
      - victory of america
- - - - Sand creek massacre:
        
        took place in Colorado in the year 1864. Cheyenne were abolished by the U.S army troops. They killed over 130 people and most were women and children
      - Battle of Little Big Horn:
        
        U.S troops and Sioux developed a fight. About 700 troops were killed and dismantled by the Natives
      - Red river war:
        
        The Cheyenne and the Comanche were engaged in a 6-year war. U.s troops were really picky and would fire anyone who were thought as dangerous for the colonists
      - Wounded knee:
        
        Seventh cavalry rounded up 350 starving or freezing Sioux and them brutally assassinated them. This would mark an end to the war between the U.S and Natives.
  - - - War
      - division of U.S and the Natives
      - Trail of tears
- - - - 12.5 million slaves were brought to America, about 10.5 million survived to get there, more than 2 million died, in the end about 400,00 slaves made to America
      - was a system of trading which brought slaves to the American colonists in exchange for goods
    - - If a slave were to get caught while escaping, their owners would punish them or even kill them
      - if someone were to be caught helping a slave with food or to escape, them would be sent to jail or beat them really badly (in some cases, also would kill them)
    - - if a slave state were to be added, a free state would be added as well to prevent any tension and to maintain a balance
      - this was an agreement passed by congress that basically kept a balance of states. (free states and slaves states)