Johnson impeached Reconstruction acts Tenure of Office Act Wilmot Proviso

Battle of Vicksburg Compromise of 1877 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Reconstruction acts

Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants) Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican) Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city. James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River. All African Americans were citizens of the United States Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half