History Final: Manifest Destiny And Sectionalism

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Manifest Destiny

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The idea that God wants the United States to settle from across to the continent to the Pacific Ocean and since God wants it to happen, it will happen. They believed that God wants the US to get it because whites and American's are superior

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How did the Southerners and Northerners feel about the Manifest Destiny?

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Southerners: Supported the Manifest Destiny because they desired more land for cotton production
Northerners: Believed expansion would relieve population pressures in the crowded urban centers of the Northeast

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Why were some Americans opposed to the Manifest Destiny?

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Because other nations (Mexico and Great Britain) claimed the land and because they felt an expansive nation would be too large to govern.

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What did abolitionists fear regarding the Manifest Destiny?

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They feared that new territory would expand slavery.

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Why did Spain invite the American people to settle in Texas?

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They wanted more people int he area so they were in control of more of their territory and they wanted people who would be loyal to SPAIN and not rebel (which Mexico would soon do)

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Why does Mexico begin a "crack down", what must Texans do, and how do they feel about it?

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Mexico realizes the Texans are not loyal.
Texans must practice Catholicism, become Mexican citizens, and give up their slaves. They do not want to follow these rules and the rebellion movement continues.

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What does Sam Houston do when Santa Anna wants Texans to follow Mexican rules?

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He organizes a rebellion and Texas is independent for 9 years.

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****What were the pros and cons of the Texan Rebellion for the US?

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****Pros: Expanding, more land
Cons: Closer to Mexico, maybe they needed a boarder. Slave state or free state?

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What do the American's decide after the rebellion?

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They don't want to grow slavery.

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What happens in 1844 and 1845?

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1844: Senate rejects a treaty to annex Texas
1845: US annexes Texas

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What does President James K. Polk convince Americans and what did it lead to?

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1. WE don't annex Texas, another country will (which could be worse and bad neighbors
2. We should take Texas (slave) AND Oregon (free) to balance the free and the slave states.
Started Mexican war

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What was the agreement regarding Oregon during the war of 1812?

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To share Oregon with England, up to the 54 40 line (the entire state)

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What does Polk tell England we are going to do regarding Oregon and what does he convince them?

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He says we will go to war with them unless they give him Oregon
He convinces England to give him half of the state, so Oregon is part of of American until the 49th parallel

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What land does Mexico own that Polk wants and how does he try to get it/does he?

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Mexico owns California and other land west of the US.
Polk tries to buy it, but Mexico refuses.

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Why does Polk need a reason to go to war with Mexico and how does he get one?

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America doesn't want to start the war themselves because they don't want to be a bully.
He gets his reason by sending troops over to Texas to the Rio Grande, which is the "fake" border with American troops and they annoyed Mexican's to shoot. When they finally did, America claimed that they "killed American blood on American land" when it was really Mexico's land.

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What does Congress do for Polk regarding the war?

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They write a war message.
Mexico and US signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848 after the US victory.

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What is the land won by the US during the Mexican War known as?

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The Mexican Cession

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Gold Rush

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Found in California and thousands of people rushed to California to hope to strike Gold, but rarely anyone found

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Compromise of 1850

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1. California is a free state
2. Utah and New Mexico territories will use popular sovereignty to determine whether they are slave or free
3. The slave trade is banned in Washington, D.C. though slavery is still legal there
4. Congress imposes a stronger Fugitive Slave Law

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Popular sovereignty

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People in the state vote on something

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Northern state government must help find and return runaway salves; strict fines for those who don't. Accused fugitives don't have a fair trial

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Personal Liberty Laws

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Laws which tell people they don't have to follow the FSL

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Published by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Makes northerners even more opposed to slavery and the FSL

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Free Soil

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Slavery should not be allowed to expand, but it's okay where it already exists

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What does the Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas want to do?

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Build a railroad through the North, not the South, but wants to make Southerners happy by doing something for them and giving North railroad

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Gasden Purchase

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Made in 1853 by the US
They bought a small strip of land in the Southwest Mexico for 10 million dollars

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How does Stephen Douglass get Southern support for a northern railroad? (Kansas-Nebraska Act)

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1. Nebraska Territory is divided into Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory
2. In each territory, slavery will be decided by popular sovereignty

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What were the effects of the Kansas Nebraska Act?

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1. Voting: Anti-slvary and pro-slavery people move to Kansas to vote in the elections. (CHAOS)
2. Two governments in Kansas (pro and anti slavery)
3. Bleeding Kansas: Civil War in Kansas 1865-1870
4. Violence in Congress: Representative Preston Brooks beats Senator Charles Sumner

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Dred Scott Decision

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A slave who was brought to free territory. When his owner died, he sued for his freedom on the grounds that slavery was illegal in free territory.

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In the case of Dred Scott vs. Sanford the Supreme Court decided...

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1. Blacks are not citizens, so they can't sue
2. Slaves are property, property can't be taken away just because a citizen moves
3. The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional (Congress can't prohibit slavery in the territories because that interferes with property rights)

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What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?

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Ruins all previous compromises and the only way to get rid of slavery is to abolish it completely.

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Harper's Ferry

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John Brown (white abolitionist) and followers tried to take over an arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. They want to begin a slave rebellion across the South. Brown and followers are caught. 7 people died in fighting. Brown is put on trial and sentenced to death.

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What is important about Harper's Ferry?

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Abolitionists gave him money and called him a hero because he was willing to give up his own life to end slavery. (Had northern support). This infuriated the South because he was getting money for trying to kill the South.