US History: 1851 - 1900
77Dakota Delegation to Washington as MN Becomes a State: 1858
Carson City, Nevada 1869
NV Steamboat Silver Mining Co.
New States formed from 1851 -1900
- Minnesota became a US State in 1858
- Oregon 1859
- Kansas 1861
- West Virginia 1863
- Nevada 1864
- Nebraska 1867
- Colorado 1876
- North Dakota 1889
- South Dakota 1889
- Montana 1889
- Washington 1889
- Idaho 1890
- Wyoming 1890
- Utah 1896
A total of 15 states were accepted into the Union of America during this time period, leaving only 5 states to go in the 20th century. No additional states have been added to the USA since 1959.
Constitutional Ammendments
Only three Consitutional Ammendments were added to the US Constituion between 1851 - 1900.
- Ammendment XIII, 1865
- Ammendment XIV, 1866
- Ammendment XV. 1869
The Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)
Princess of the Night Rides
The Mascot Saloon
1898 Alaska Coin: One "Pinch"
US Presidents 1851 - 1900
- Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin is
- Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
In 1854, Kansas and Nebraska wer named US Territories
- James Buchanan 1857-1861
In 1857 the Dred Scott case of the Supreme Court found in favor of slave holders and found that slaves were not citizens.
- Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
The South broke away form the North to form its own country in December, 1860, about 7 weeks after Lincoln was elected. The 13th Ammendment ended slavery in 1865. The Civil War had begun earlier and extended from 1861 through 1865. The Homestead Act of 1863 allowed settlers in the West to claim lands for their own after living on it for 5 years.
- Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
In 1867, USA bought Alaska from Russia. Many Native Americans and First Nations peoples had lived there for centuresi, having migrated over form Northern Siberia.
In 1868, the 14th Ammendment was accepted to define US Citizenship.
- US Grant 1869-1877
In 1869, a railroad line stretched form coast to coast for the first time.
The 15th Ammendement in 1870 was adopted to give Blacks the right tio vote.
- Rutherford Hayes 1877-1881
- Garfield 1881 (died)
- Chester Arthur 1881-1885
In 1882, the USA adopted Standard Time.
- Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in 1886.
- Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
In 1890, women began demanding the right to cote in earnest.
- Grover Cleveland 1893-1897
In 1896, the US Supreme Court found that recial segregation is constitutional.
- William McKinley 1897-1901
For 8 months in 1898, the Spanish-America War was fought over Cuba. Cuba became independent and USA took, as protectorates, Puerto rico, Guam, and the Phillipines. We paid 20 Million Dollars for the Phillipines.
In 1898, USA took the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) as a territory.
In 1899, USA took American Samoa under a treaty with UK and Germany.
Godl Rush and Railroad Links
- All About the Gold Rush
- Robert Service
Gold Rush poet in the Alaskan and Canadian Yukon. - The Gold Rush on PBS
- Cost to Coast Railroad - the Last Spike, 1869
- The Chinese and the Railroad
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
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After the Gold Rush
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American Experience - The Gold Rush
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Gold Fever!: Tales from the California Gold Rush
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Spoken work history of the Alaska Gold Rush
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Civil War Links
WEB PAGES
American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures
Home Page - The American Civil War
A Civil War Home Page
The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
The Civil War on PBS
The American Civil War (College Level)
The Civil War for Kids
BOOKS & FILM
Gettysburg (1993)
Glory (1989)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Uncle Tom's Cabin Home Page
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Project Gutenberg
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) (TV)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
The King and I (1956) [Applies Uncle Tom's Cabin to current times]
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1944 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD TRAIN Old U.S. Stamps
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U.S. 1944 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD CROSBY FDC
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VHS Building of Transcontinental Railroad Charlie Brown
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75th Anniv. First Transcontinental Railroad 1944
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75th Anniversary Transcontinental Railroad FDC 1944
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Civil War - Ken Burns on PBS
Tragedy of the American Civil War
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Comments
Great hub,I'm a history fan myself!!
Hmmmm Zsuzsy, it is amazing. Do you have any poictures of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' The story is fascinating, for certain.
Thanks for the comment Froggy213!
It is interesting that on February 4, 1861, not only did
1) the South officially leave the United States to form the Confederate States of AMerica, but also
2) the Apache Nation declared war on the Union States as well.
The Union had to fight against two nations at once, on its own soil.
Yes! I will have some pictures of Uncle Toms Cabin with the hub.
regards Zsuzsy
Glorious! I will have a lot of fun reading your Hub!
Patty
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Zsuzsy Bee says:
6 months ago
I just love history! I live about 15 minutes away from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. His life etc. is on my to do hubs in the near future. It's one of my fave' books too. [Isn't it funny, this is the second hub of yours that has some connection to me...I think it was the second 'chapter' of your Natives Collection when you talked of Midland (which is my hometown) and now Dresden.]
Great HUB regards Zsuzsy