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74 Cards in this Set
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nullification crisis
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secional crisis during a. jacksons term created by s. carolina 1832
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john c. calhoun
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vp under US president a. jackson senator from south carolina
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tariff of 1892
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it was designed to protect industry in northern industry
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south carolina exposition and protest
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this against tariff of 1828 it said if tariff wasnt repealled south carolina would secede
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daniel webster
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us senator from MA and american statesman
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treaty of cordoba
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established mexican independece from spain at end of mexican war
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william becknell
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freight operator who established the santa fe trail
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santa anna
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general of mexican army
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santa fe trail
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19th century transportation route through central north american that connected franklin missouri to santa fe mexico
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stephen austin
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father of texas
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coahuila
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states of mexico and capital saltillo
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the alamo
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santa led an assult alamo mission near s. antiono texas wanted independent from mexico
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william barrett travis
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sole texian commander of the alamo
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sam houston
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elected 1st and 3rd president the republic of texas us senator for texas 7th gov of texas and tn
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san jacinto
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led by gen. sam houston texas army defeated santa anna and this brought independence 4 texas
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john c fremont
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american military officer explorer 1st candiate of anti-slavery republican party
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manifest destiny
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19th century american belief that US was destined to expand across continent to promote the annexation of texas and oregon country to us
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john o sullivan
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american editor who used the term manifest destiny in 1845
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whig party
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political party during during the jacksonian era formed in opposite to policies of president
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james k polk
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11th pres. successful pres 4 only 3 months
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john tyler
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10th pres became pres on death of william henry harrison
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fifty four forty or fight
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pararells 1844 jam slogan also showed the british that us was prepared 4 war if they turn over all the oregon territory
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mexican war
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us and mexico from 1846 to 1848 over the annexation of texas
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spot resoultions
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offered in us house of reps by abe lincoln whig rep in illionois they requested pres polk to provide congress with exact location spot where blood was split on american soil as polk had claimed in 1846 when congress declared on mexico
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treaty of guadalupe hidalgo (1848)
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treaty that ended mexican war
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bleeding kansas
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violated politcial confertions involving anti-slavery free-staters and pro-slavery bourder rouffins
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lawerence
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in kansas in may 1856 a large gang of bourder rouffins rode to the anti-slavery town of lawerence shot it up and set several buildings on fire
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charles sumner
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senator from massachusetts leader of anti-slavery forces and leader of radical rep.
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potawatomie
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(creek) john brown joined 5 sons and 2 other men came to a cabin of 5 pro slavery
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john buchanan
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15th pres during yrs leading up to civil war
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dred scott vs sanford
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dred scott decision ruling sumpreme court that said slaves cant be/ or intended to be citizens under constitution
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roger taney
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sumpreme court cheif justice who prosided over dred scott case
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le compontan constitution
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2nd or 4th prosed constituion for the state of kansas written response to anit slavery position of janes lane to topeik
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harpers ferry
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VA best known 4 john browns raid on federal arsenal in 1859 and its role in civil war
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election of 1860
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abe lincoln republican and stephen a douglas- democrat brought on lincoln douglas debat
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william seward
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gov of ny us senator and us secatary of state under lincoln and johnson determined opponent of spread of slavery almost nominated him instead of of lincoln
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abe lincoln
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16 pres gettysburg address and empancipation proclamation
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honest abe
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abes nickname
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montery alabama
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1st confederate capital
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the rail splitter
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abe lincoln
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alexander stephens
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vp of confederate states in civil wars
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critten compromise
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unsuccessful proposal introduced by kentucky senator john j aimed to resolve us seccission crisis
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jefferson davis
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president of confederate states
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fort sumter
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south carolina 1st shot of civil war
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robert anderson
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american military leader union army officer, known for command of fort sumner at the start of war
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francis pickens
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69th gov. of south carolina when state succeeded from us during civil war
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robert e. lee
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commanded the confederate army of north VA during civil war
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antietam
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battle; near maryland 1st major battle in civil war -23000 deaths bloodiest day in american history
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emancipation proclaimation
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abe lincoln, freedom of slaves in ten states 50000 later 3.1 million
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gettysburg
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largest # of causalities in civil war and wars turning point
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pickets charge
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cotton pickers
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war of attrition
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a stradegy to wear down the enemy
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william t sherman
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general in union army
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mclean house
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one of the 1st battles of civialians at bull run va
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APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE
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UNION VICTORY FINAL MAJOR ENGAGEMENT OF CIVIL WAR GENERAL LEE SURRENRED 2 GENERAL GRANT AND WAR ENDED
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13TH AMENDMENT
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OUTLAWS SLAVERY
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RECONSTRUCTION
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PERIOD AFTER OF CIVIL WAR
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WADE DAVIS BILL
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CREATED A FRAMEWORK 4 RECONSTRUCTION AND THE REMITLANNCE OF CONFEDERATE STATES 2 UNION
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JOHN WILKES BOOTH
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killed lincoln
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andrew johnson
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17th president and was vp of abe lincoln
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15th amendment
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gave black men right to vote
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tensure of office act
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restrict power of president 2 remove certain office folders w/out approval of the senate
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compromise of 1877
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refers to unwritten deal that settled 1876 us election
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14th amendment
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prohibits state and local gov from depriving persons of life liberty or a property w/out certain steps being taken 1st
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Wilmot proviso
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introduced by congressman david wilmont would have banned slavery in any territory to be acciquired from mexico in Mexican war or in the future
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Free soil
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political party was short lived active in 1848-1852 elections largely absorbed by the republican party
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Slaveocracy
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a ruling group of slaveholders or advocates of slavery in southern US before 1865
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Proslavery
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for slavery
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Calhoun resolutions
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this attacked Wilmot proviso senator Calhoun introduced resolutions to demand that territories be open to slavery
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Popular sovereignty
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before civil war a doctrine held chiefly by the opponents of abolisionists that the ppl living in territory should be free of federal interference in determining domestic policy
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lewis Cass
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- American military officer gov Michigan territory a us rep for Michigan and losing nominee of democrat party for president in 1848. Leading spokesman for the doctrine of popular sovereignty
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Nicholson letter
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letter gained attention and is most famous today as one of the earliest movements of popular soveignty. Written dec 1848 by michigan senator lewis cass to ap Nicholson of nashville
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Gold rush -Forty niners
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1848-1855 began on jan 4 1848 when gold was found james w marshall at sutter’s mill in Coloma, California -gold seekers also forty niners
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Compromise of 1850
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package of 5 bills of sept 1850 which disfussed a 4 year confirmtation between slave states of the south and free states of the north regarding the status of territories acquired
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