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202 Cards in this Set
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What was manifest dystiny?
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american’s god given right to rule from ocean to ocean
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Is west more like north or south
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North
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What characteristics made the south more like the north
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Railroads, king wheat, reaper steele plow
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Who invented the steele plow and reaper
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John deere and mccomick
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What was the boundry of the west
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95th merdian of longitude
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What were the characteristics of the west
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Flat treeless, dry
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Who was pres. During the time of the Oregon trail
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James k polk
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What was his slagon
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54 40 or fight
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What did his treaty with britian say
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Border at 49
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Who were the mormons
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The church of jesus Christ of latter day saints
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Who founded the mormons
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Joseph smith
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What was the main difference of mormons
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Polygamy
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Where do they move to
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Ill
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What happens to joseph smith
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Killed in ill
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Who takes over
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Brigham young
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Where did young take them
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Utah
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When did mexico get its independence from spain
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1820
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What did mexico do to encourage immigration to texas
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They offered free land to settle
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Who led Texans to settle
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Stephan f Austin
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What were the three conditions to the free land
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Become a mex citizen, become catholic, no slaves
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What did the Americans do
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Ignored the rules
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What happened by 1820 to the Texans
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They wanted to declare independence
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When was the war for texas independence
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1836
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Who was the military leader of mexico
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Santa ana
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Was the the military leader of texas
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San housten
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Where and when was the Alamo
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1836 san antenio
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Who were three Texans that fought in the Alamo
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Jim bowie, davy crockett, William travis
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How many Americans were trapped in the Alamo
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187
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Where and who captures santa ana
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San jacinto sam Houston
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What does Houston do when he captured ana
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Forces him to sign texas’s freedom
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When did us annex texas
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1845
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When was the Mexican war
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1846-48
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Who were the members of the bumbling generation
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Polk taylor fillmore pierce and buchanon
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What was another name for the bumbling generation
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doughfaces
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What did doughface mean
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Northern pres who sympathized with the south
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What four things did polk do in his presidency
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Established the ind treasury, lowered the tariff 54 40 or fight cali
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How did the mex war begin
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Polk sends ambassador to buy cali and work out texas and the nplaces us troop at rio grande and mex attacks
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What was the general for the first year of the mex war
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Zac taylor
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What was his nickname
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Old rough and ready
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Where did he fight
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Southern texas
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What happened to him
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fired
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Who was the general for the second year of the mex war
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Whinfeild scott
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What was his nickname and party
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Old fuss and feather whig
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Who was polk’s state departmet
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Scott and Nicholas trist
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Where did he fight
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Lands at vera cruz and marches to mex city stanta ana
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What ended the war
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Treaty of gaudalupe
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What did the treaty do
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Took ½ of mex
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How many American died
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13000
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How many died from diceases
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11000
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What was the cost of the war
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100 million
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How many miles sq miles did we gain
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500000
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What were the states created
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Cali nm ariz nev Utah chic
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Where and when was gold found in cali
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Sutter’s mill 1849
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How many people were there by 1852
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250000 people
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How much gold was found
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81 million
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What happened to cali state wise
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Skipped being a territory
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When was cali statebound
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1850
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What was the percentage of the workforce for factories
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20
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Power shifted from water to what
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Steam engine coal
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How many miles of railroad in America
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30000
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What did the changes of this time lead to
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Sectionalism
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What were the norths and souths opinion on slavery
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North hated south liked
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Tariff
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North like south hate
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Nat bank
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North like south hate
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Internal improvement
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North hated south like
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Nullification states rights
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north hate south like
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How many immigrants came to America
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3000000
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What were the two immigrants who came
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Irish and germans
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Why irish
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Patato famine
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Why german
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Political problems
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What did the hater nativists create
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American party “know nothings”
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Why did the party die
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Slavery became main issue
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What three things did immagrants do that made them hated
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Took jobs catholic temperance
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What were the two groups that were part of reform movements
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Transcendentalists, utopians
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Who were transcendentalsits
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New England authors
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What did they believe
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Individualism was more important than societ which was too materialistic
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Who was one important transcendentalist
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Emerson
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What was his idea
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Live in nature to find yourself
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Another important transcendentalist
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Thoreau
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What did he write and what was it about
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On waldon’s pond self reliance
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Another important transcendentalist
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Walt Whitman
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What were his writing and what were they about
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Poems leaves of grass individual could become divine in nature
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Another important transcendentalist
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Nathanal hawthorne
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What did he write and what was it about
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Scarlet letter individual vs society
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Who were critics to the reform
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Herman Melville
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Who were the utopians
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Set an example of a perfect society
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What was a name for these perfect societies
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Communes
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What were the two groups within the utopians
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Shakers and Oneida commune
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What did the shakers believe
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Men and women were equal no sex no repopulation so had to recruit
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What was the Oneida commune
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Complex marriage everyone was married
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Who were the leaders of women’s reforms
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Dorthea dix, susan b Anthony, harriet beechor stowe sojourner truth
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What did dix do
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Set up mental instutions
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What did Anthony do
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Women’s suffrage
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What did stowe do
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Uncle tom’s cabin
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What did sojourner truth do
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Ex slave speecher
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What were ideas to abolish slavery
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The American colonization society, rebellion, religious answer
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What did the American colonization society do
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Send the slave back to Africa
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How many were sent back and where
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1400 liberia
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Who was a famous rebel
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Nat turner
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Who was the spokesperson for religious reasons
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William Lloyd garrison
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How did garrison get his word out
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Northern newspaper the liberator
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What was manifest dystiny
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american’s god given right to rule from ocean to ocean
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|
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Is west more like north or south
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North
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|
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What characteristics made the south more like the north
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Railroads, king wheat, reaper steele plow
|
|
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Who invented the steele plow and reaper
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John deere and mccomick
|
|
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What was the boundry of the west
|
95th merdian of longitude
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What were the characteristics of the west
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Flat treeless, dry
|
|
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Who was pres. During the time of the Oregon trail
|
James k polk
|
|
|
What was his slagon
|
54 40 or fight
|
|
|
What did his treaty with britian say
|
Border at 49
|
|
|
Who were the mormons
|
The church of jesus Christ of latter day saints
|
|
|
Who founded the mormons
|
Joseph smith
|
|
|
What was the main difference of mormons
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Polygamy
|
|
|
Where do they move to
|
Ill
|
|
|
What happens to joseph smith
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Killed in ill
|
|
|
Who takes over
|
Brigham young
|
|
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Where did young take them
|
Utah
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|
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When did mexico get its independence from spain
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1820
|
|
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What did mexico do to encourage immigration to texas
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They offered free land to settle
|
|
|
Who led Texans to settle
|
Stephan f Austin
|
|
|
What were the three conditions to the free land
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Become a mex citizen, become catholic, no slaves
|
|
|
What did the Americans do
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Ignored the rules
|
|
|
What happened by 1820 to the Texans
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They wanted to declare independence
|
|
|
When was the war for texas independence
|
1836
|
|
|
Who was the military leader of mexico
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Santa ana
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|
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Was the the military leader of texas
|
San housten
|
|
|
Where and when was the Alamo
|
1836 san antenio
|
|
|
Who were three Texans that fought in the Alamo
|
Jim bowie, davy crockett, William travis
|
|
|
How many Americans were trapped in the Alamo
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187
|
|
|
Where and who captures santa ana
|
San jacinto sam Houston
|
|
|
What does Houston do when he captured ana
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Forces him to sign texas’s freedom
|
|
|
When did us annex texas
|
1845
|
|
|
When was the Mexican war
|
1846-48
|
|
|
Who were the members of the bumbling generation
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Polk taylor fillmore pierce and buchanon
|
|
|
What was another name for the bumbling generation
|
doughfaces
|
|
|
What did doughface mean
|
Northern pres who sympathized with the south
|
|
|
What four things did polk do in his presidency
|
Established the ind treasury, lowered the tariff 54 40 or fight cali
|
|
|
How did the mex war begin
|
Polk sends ambassador to buy cali and work out texas and the nplaces us troop at rio grande and mex attacks
|
|
|
What was the general for the first year of the mex war
|
Zac taylor
|
|
|
What was his nickname
|
Old rough and ready
|
|
|
Where did he fight
|
Southern texas
|
|
|
What happened to him
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fired
|
|
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Who was the general for the second year of the mex war
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Whinfeild scott
|
|
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What was his nickname and party
|
Old fuss and feather whig
|
|
|
Who was polk’s state departmet
|
Scott and Nicholas trist
|
|
|
Where did he fight
|
Lands at vera cruz and marches to mex city stanta ana
|
|
|
What ended the war
|
Treaty of gaudalupe
|
|
|
What did the treaty do
|
Took ½ of mex
|
|
|
How many American died
|
13000
|
|
|
How many died from diceases
|
11000
|
|
|
What was the cost of the war
|
100 million
|
|
|
How many miles sq miles did we gain
|
500000
|
|
|
What were the states created
|
Cali nm ariz nev Utah chic
|
|
|
Where and when was gold found in cali
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Sutter’s mill 1849
|
|
|
How many people were there by 1852
|
250000 people
|
|
|
How much gold was found
|
81 million
|
|
|
What happened to cali state wise
|
Skipped being a territory
|
|
|
When was cali statebound
|
1850
|
|
|
What was the percentage of the workforce for factories
|
20
|
|
|
Power shifted from water to what
|
Steam engine coal
|
|
|
How many miles of railroad in America
|
30000
|
|
|
What did the changes of this time lead to
|
Sectionalism
|
|
|
What were the norths and souths opinion on slavery
|
North hated south liked
|
|
|
Tariff
|
North like south hate
|
|
|
Nat bank
|
North like south hate
|
|
|
Internal improvement
|
North hated south like
|
|
|
Nullification states rights
|
north hate south like
|
|
|
How many immigrants came to America
|
3000000
|
|
|
What were the two immigrants who came
|
Irish and germans
|
|
|
Why irish
|
Patato famine
|
|
|
Why german
|
Political problems
|
|
|
What did the hater nativists create
|
American party “know nothings”
|
|
|
Why did the party die
|
Slavery became main issue
|
|
|
What three things did immagrants do that made them hated
|
Took jobs catholic temperance
|
|
|
What were the two groups that were part of reform movements
|
Transcendentalists, utopians
|
|
|
Who were transcendentalsits
|
New England authors
|
|
|
What did they believe
|
Individualism was more important than societ which was too materialistic
|
|
|
Who was one important transcendentalist
|
Emerson
|
|
|
What was his idea
|
Live in nature to find yourself
|
|
|
Another important transcendentalist
|
Thoreau
|
|
|
What did he write and what was it about
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On waldon’s pond self reliance
|
|
|
Another important transcendentalist
|
Walt Whitman
|
|
|
What were his writing and what were they about
|
Poems leaves of grass individual could become divine in nature
|
|
|
Another important transcendentalist
|
Nathanal hawthorne
|
|
|
What did he write and what was it about
|
Scarlet letter individual vs society
|
|
|
Who were critics to the reform
|
Herman Melville
|
|
|
Who were the utopians
|
Set an example of a perfect society
|
|
|
What was a name for these perfect societies
|
Communes
|
|
|
What were the two groups within the utopians
|
Shakers and Oneida commune
|
|
|
What did the shakers believe
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Men and women were equal no sex no repopulation so had to recruit
|
|
|
What was the Oneida commune
|
Complex marriage everyone was married
|
|
|
Who were the leaders of women’s reforms
|
Dorthea dix, susan b Anthony, harriet beechor stowe sojourner truth
|
|
|
What did dix do
|
Set up mental instutions
|
|
|
What did Anthony do
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Women’s suffrage
|
|
|
What did stowe do
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Uncle tom’s cabin
|
|
|
What did sojourner truth do
|
Ex slave speecher
|
|
|
What were ideas to abolish slavery
|
The American colonization society, rebellion, religious answer
|
|
|
What did the American colonization society do
|
Send the slave back to Africa
|
|
|
How many were sent back and where
|
1400 liberia
|
|
|
Who was a famous rebel
|
Nat turner
|
|
|
Who was the spokesperson for religious reasons
|
William Lloyd garrison
|
|
|
How did garrison get his word out
|
Northern newspaper the liberator
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