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17 Cards in this Set
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1837
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Canadian rebellion and Caroline incident
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1840
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Antislavery Liberty party organized
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1841
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-Harrison dies after four weeks in office
-Tyler assumes presidency |
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1842
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-Aroostook War over Maine boundary
-Webster-Ashburton treaty |
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1844
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-Polk defeats Clay in “Manifest Destiny” election
-Caleb Cushing signs Treaty of Wanghia with China |
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1845
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United States annexes Texas
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1846
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-Walker Tariff
-Independent treasury restored United States settles Oregon dispute with Britain |
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1846
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-United States and Mexico clash over Texas boundary
-Kearny takes Santa Fe -Fremont conquers California -Wilmot Proviso passes House of Representatives |
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1846-48
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Mexican War
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1847
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-Battle of Buena Vista
-Scott takes Mexico City |
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1848
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-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War
-Taylor defeats Cass and Van Buren for presidency |
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1849
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California gold rush
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1850
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-Fillmore assumes presidency after Taylor’s death
-Compromise of 1850, including Fugitive Slave Law -Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Britain |
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1852
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Pierce defeats Scott for presidency
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1853
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Gadsden Purchase from Mexico
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1854
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-Commodore Perry opens Japan
-Ostend Manifesto proposes seizure of Cuba -Kansa-Nebraska Act -Republican Party organized |
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1856
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William Walker becomes president of Nicaragua and legalizes slavery
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