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10 Cards in this Set
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The Missouri Crisis |
Missouri wants to be a slave state, but the Senate doesn't want for the balance of slave to free states to be interrupted. This makes them create the 36 degrees 30, through the formation of the Missouri Constitution. Every new state below it will be slave, above will be free. |
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Talmich Amendment |
Created by James Talmich. States that the US Congress shouldn't accept statehood unless no new slaves can be brought in, and that freedom will be gained by all slaves at 25 |
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Mexican Independence |
Previously owned by Spain, creates a liberal gov and Constitution, w/out slavery and w/ voting rights and an established religion. There is a coup and the gov is overthrown and replaced by an authoritarian |
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Spot Resolutions |
Created by Lincoln. He wants to know exactly where the Americans in the Texan fight were killed. Based on if it is in Texas, he thinks they can decide if it was defense or a boundary dispute. Doesn't pass |
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Conscience Whigs |
Whigs that we must not be careful on the issue of slavery, and that a gov that is silent cannot be supported. |
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Barn Burners |
Democrats who don't want to extend slavery and would rather destroy the party. |
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Free Soil Party |
The new party created by the binding of the Conscience Whigs and the Barn Burners |
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Wilmot Provisio |
The war into Mexico will only be supported if none of the new territory will inhabit slaves. Does not pass in the Senate. |
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
The US gain a lot of new westward territory through a short, bloody war. This includes New Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. |
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Comprimise of 1850 |
Some territories don't want to follow the Missouri Compromise (NM and CA don't want slavery, Utah does). These states were allowed to enter |
