Ap Us Ch 13

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belief that america was destined to expand boundaries over vast area

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manifest destiny

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proposed idea of manifest destiny

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John L O' Sullivan

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he established the 1st legal settlement in TX- 1822
recruited american to TX>>
30,000 ppl in TX by 1835

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Stephen Austin

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dictator of Mexico 1830s
consevative regime on nation and territories. increased power of nat. govt; imprison Austin for encouraging revolts

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Santa Anna

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mexicans forces defeat TX patriots after famous defense
Davy Crockett

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Alamo

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defeated mexican army april 23, 1830
Battle of San Jacinto
took Santa Anna prisoner
>> treaty giving TX indep.
TX becomes state in 1845

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General Sam Houston

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mexicans who fought w/ texans
were untrusted after revolution

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tejanos

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2,000 mi major route west

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oregon trail

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democrat. house of rep; gov.
won pres. election 1844 against Clay
supported annex of TX and Oregon

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James K. Polk

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conflict of MX- TX boundary at these two rivers

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Nueces(MX) and Rio Grande (TX)

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he was an american special minister
tried to buy MX for SW
MX refused; polk sends taylor's army to rio grande> war w./ MX 1846

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John Slidell

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captured Santa Fe.- 1846
joined bear flag revolution

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Stephen W. Kearny

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american settlers led by FREMONT & american navy
revolt in CA against MX

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Bear Flag Revolution

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commanding general of army
assembled army @ tampico to veracruz
marched toward Mx city> no battles lost
= new MX govt took power & neg. peace

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General Winfield Scott

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this treaty:
bewtween Trist and MX govt
MX ceded CA and NM and Rio Grande= TX border
US finiancial claims of enw citizens against MX & MX gets $15 million
feb 2 1848

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

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Polk sent David Wilmot to make appropriations bill prohibiting slavery in any territory aquired from MX
aug 4 1846
passed House, failed Senate
signif: debated and voted for many years
south militants= amer. equal rights in new territories including right to move their slaves

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Wilmont Proviso

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liberty party and nonslavery whigs and democrats
candidate in 1848 election= van buren
led to collapse of 2nd party system in 1850s

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Free Soil Party

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CA migrants- 95 % men
abandoned farms, jobs, homes, and families to move west=> created fluid volatile society

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Forty-niners

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chinese deragatory name
forced by kidnapping to move to Peru and Cuba

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coolies

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done by Clay in 1850s
admit CA as free state- terriotrial govt in rest of the land from MX w/o restrictions
abolition of slave trade;
no slavery in D.C. itself
new, more effective slave laws


signif: defeated at first> Seward, Davis, Douglas feed through congress piece by piece

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Compromise of 1850

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spokesman of Ny- part of great triumverate
opposed the Clay compromise
ideal of union less important than elim. slavery

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William Seward

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mississippi representative of new cotton south
slave issue not ideal but econ. interest is

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Jefferson Davis

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dem. senator of IL
econ. needs of west, construction of RR

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Stephen A. Douglas

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northerns claimed that southeners were apart of a ________ ______ _________
experience to extend slavery through country; to destroy n. capitalism; and replace it with closed aristocratic south

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slave power conspiracy

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people who move to an area and own the land

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squatters

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in a territory people decide slavery issue through territorial legislature

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popular sovereignty

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democrat nomiee- 1852
new hampshire politician
tried to maintain unity by avoiding divisive decisions

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Franklin Pierce

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north opposed passing laws barring deportations of slaves

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Fugitive Slave Act

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by Pierce
expansion of Amer. democracy through world to decert attention from issue of slavery

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"Young America"

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Pierce and Spain
buy/ cease Cuba - 1854
north opposed gaining another slave state

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Ostend Manifesto

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Jefferson Davis- sec of war, sent James Gasden to buy land from MZ near AZ and NM
to make room for RR to pass in south
accentuates sectional rivalry

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Gasden Purchase

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stephen douglas
kansas and nebraska added as staes w. popular soveriegnty
makes possibility of north RR more probable

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Kansas- Nebraska Act

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symbol of sectional controversy
kansas legis. was proslavery, anti-slavery ppl elected own gov. >> Pierce calls them traitors
pro-slavery posse sacked free states town and burned house
led to Pottawatomie Massacre

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Bleeding Kansas

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John Brown- abolitionist who thought it was GOd's will to destroy slavery
led 6 followers and killed 5 proslvery ppl
led to guerilla warfare in KS

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Pottawatomie Massacre

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dem pres. nominee 1856
won narrow victory over Fremont (rep) and Fillmore (know nothing)
timid and decisive

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James Buchanan

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miss. slave was taken to IL ( slavery not allowed)
sued master's widower for freedom
tnaye declares miss. compromise unconstituional
slave has no right b/c property

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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constitution legalizing slavery 1857 in KS
leaders reject it
majority of KS rejects slavery
Buchanan says to let KS in under the ________
1861- KS = free state

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Lecompton Constitution

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describe lincoln and douglas debates

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lincoln= no slavery
douglas= unclear, prevent expansion
douglas won senate election, lincoln elevated to popularity

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by antislavery zealot of kansas and nebraska
elaborate plan to seize mt. fortress in VA to form slave insurrection= Harpers Ferry Arsenal
>> no slave uprising

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John Brown's Raid

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southern dem. pres. nominee from KT- 1860

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John Brecknidge

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constitutional union party. pres. nominee
endorse union; silent on slavery

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John Bell

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s. militant leaders
promote "southern nationalism"- end to union

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fire eaters

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charleston, SC
ask for surrender of ___; Buchanan ignores; sends supplies and troops. confed= fire @ vessel= 1st shots of N & S

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Fort Sumter

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a proposed constitutional amendment= permanent slavery in slave states, reestablish miss. comp line in all territories

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Crittenden Compromise