Period 5: 1844-1877 (jan 10, 1844 – jan 1, 1877)

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Why do periods 4 and 5 overlap??? WHY??? Ruins the whole aesthetic.

Anyways. Period 5 is about the civil war (causes, events, and aftermath).

Main concepts:
- Westward expansion
- Increased immigration and the resulting tensions
- Growing tensions over slavery and states’ rights
- The Civil War
- Reconstruction

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