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26 Cards in this Set
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Col. Stephen Kearny |
Who led the Army of the West? |
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Santa Fe Trail |
What trade trail did The Army of The West follow to southern California? |
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John C. Fremont |
Who founded the Bear Flag Republic under the nickname of "Pathfinder" |
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General Winfield Scott |
Who led the Army of Mexico and occupied Mexico City after coming from Vera Cruz |
Nick name: Old Fuss & Feathers |
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Spot Resolutions |
What had Abe Lincoln wrote in opposition to the Mexican War? |
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Civil Disobedience |
What had William Thoreau wrote in opposition of the Mexican War? |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
What Treaty ended Mr. Polk's war? |
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Nicholas Trist |
Who negotiated this Treaty? |
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Wilmot Proviso |
What was the proposal to prohibit slavery from the newly acquired territory? |
David Wilmot |
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Zachary Taylor |
Who was the whig that won the election of 1848? |
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Lewis Cass |
Who was the opposing Democrat that supported Popular Sovereignty |
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Settlers decide the issues of slavery |
What was popular sovereignty? |
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Martin Van Buren |
Who ran under the "Free Soil" Party? |
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Sierra Nevada mountains |
Where did the California gold rush occur? |
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Compromise of 1850 |
What was the last Compromise made by Henry Clay? |
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John C. Calhoun & Daniel Webster |
What three major politicians including Henry Clay got together for this? |
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Free |
Was California free or slave? |
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Utah & Mexico |
What were the first two territories to admit Popular Sovereignty |
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Fugitive Slave Law |
What controversial law was introduced in the Compromise of 1850 |
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U.S. Marshalls help return escaped slaves |
What was the Fugitive Slave Law? |
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Stephen A. Douglas |
Who was "The Little Giant" that helped Henry Clay with the compromise of 1850? |
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President Millard Fillmore |
What president signed the Compromise of 1850? |
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Harriet Tubman |
Who was the lady that helped slaves escape with the underground railroad and the quakers? |
A Woman Called Moses |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe |
Who wrote Uncle Tom's cabinet? |
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Doughface |
Northern Democrat with southern sympathies |
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Franklin Pierce |
What doughface won the election of 1852 |
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