Ap Us Chapter 18

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Flatly prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the MExican War

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Wilmot Proviso

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Southerners who were in extreme support for slavery

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Fire Eaters

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A veteran of the War of 1812, a senator, a diplomat, and the Democrat's candidtae choice for the presidency. Known as the father of popular sovereignty

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Lewis Cass

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Stated that the sovereign people of a territory, under the Consitution, should themselves determine the status of slavery

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Popular sovereignty

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The whig candidate for the presidency. A hero of the Mexican war with victories such as the one in Buenea Vista. Called the Hero of Buena Vista.

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Zachary Taylor

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Started by a group of antislavery men who distrusted both Cass and Taylor. Were in support for the Wilmot Proviso, advocated for federal aid for internal improvments and urging for free government homesteads for settlers

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Free Soil Party

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Gold discovered on the American River near Sutter's Mill, California, earliy 1848, that started the Gold Rush.

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Discovery of Gold in california in 1848

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An area that stretched fomr the Rio Grande to the 42nd parallel and was about half of the territory of present day New Mexico that Texans wanted but the US government did not want to give to them

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Disputed area in texas

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A 10 mile free soil section between slaveholding Maryland and Virginia where slavery was illegal

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Abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia

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An informal chain of "stations" (antislavery homes), through which socres of passengers (runaway slaves) that were spirited and directed by conductors (usually white and black abolitionists) form the slave states to the free soil snactuary of canada

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Underground Railroad

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a great underground railroad "conductor" who was an illiterate runaway slave that helped rescue and free more that 300 slaves. Earned the nickname "Moses"

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Harriet Tubman

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The Great Compromiser, who had come from the senate in Kentucky to help wiht compromises

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Henry Clay

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The "Little Giant", Illinois Senator who also helped with compromises between north and south

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Stephen Douglas

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the Great Nullifier, championed the south in his final speech pleaing that slavery be saved, runaway slaves be returned and that the south get its rights as a minority to restore political balance

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John C. Calhoun

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Gave his famed Seventh of MArch speech in which he asked the south to be given all reasonable concessions and supported a new fugitive-slave law.

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Daniel Webster

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Daniel webster's speech that supported concessions for the south and the upholding of slavery and that it would only bring solutions

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Seven of March speech

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A freshman senator from New York that was against the concessions for the south and north

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William H. Seward

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Vice President that took over after taylor died. He gladly signed any compromises passed through congress that were aimed at giving both the south and north different concessions

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Millard Fillmore

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North Concessions = California free state, Disputed terriroty in Texas to be given to New Mexico, Abolition of slave trade but not slavery in District of Columbia
South Concessions = Remaining Mexican territory to be made into states of Utah and New Mexico who would have Popular Sovereignty, Texas gets 10 million compensation, A more stringent fugitive-slave law

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Compromise of 1850

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"The Bloodhound Bill" or "Man-Stealing Law" in which fleeing slaves could not testify on their own behlaf and were denied jury trials

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Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

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Denied local jails to federal officials which hampered the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law

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Personal Liberty Laws

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The dark horse candidate of the Democrats for the presidency. this was done in 1852, This man was inexperienced but he also did not have nay enemies

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Franklin Pierce

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The Whig candidate for president, the most ablest American general of his generation but had a repulsive personality

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Winfield Scott

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The Free Soil Party candidate who was insignificant but siphoned off northern Whig votes that might ahve gone to Scott

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John P. Hale

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An AMerican adventurer who tried to repeatedly grab control of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. established himself as president in 1856 and promptly legalizewd slavery "gray-eyed man of destiny"

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William Walker

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A British influenced zone in Central America

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Nicaragua

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Stated that neither America nor Britain would fortify or seek exclusive control over any future isthmian waterway

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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

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A sugar rich spanish colony that the US wanted to annex

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Cuba

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A document that urged that the US administration offer 120 million for Cuba and if Spain refused then the US would be justified in strating a war with Spain

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Ostend Manifesto

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A Massachusetts lawyer-scholar sent by president Tyler to secure concessions for the US in Asia

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Caleb Cushing

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First formal diplomatic agreement between the US and China on July 3rd, 1844. Secured any and all trading terms for the US with China and allowed americans accused of a crime in China to be tried under American officials

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Treaty of Wanghia

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a commodore who was in command of a fleet of warships sent to Japan in order to entice the Japanese into creating a treaty with the US

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Matthew C. Perry

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Treaty that provided for proper treatment of shipwrecked sailors, American coaling rights in Japan, and the establishment of consular relations.

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Treaty of Kanagawa

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Secretary of War that made James Gadsen appointed minister to Mexico

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Jefferson Davis

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A prominent South Carolina railroad man that negotiated the Gadsen Purchase Treaty in 1853

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James Gadsen

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A treaty with Mexico that ceded to the US the Gadsen Purchase area for 10 million dollars

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Gadsen Purchase

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Stephen Douglas' plan of splitting up the Nebraska territory into two parts, Nebraska and Kansas who would have popular sovereignty. Kansas would most likely become a slave stae and Nebraska would most likely become a free state

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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A new political party that sprang out from the middle west that rose to challenge the Democratic Party

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Republican Party