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7 Cards in this Set
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Manifest Destiny
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BELIEF IN 1840'S--> LATER THAT IT WAS THE DESTINY OF THE U.S. TO EXPAND ITS BORDERS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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Texas (1846-48)
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1.U.S. ANNEXATION OF TEXAS SPARKED WAR WITH MEXICO
2. UNDER THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, THE U.S. ACQUIRED CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO. 3.PAID $15 MILLION 4. GADSDEN PURCHASE-(1853) PAID $10 MILLION. INCLUDED SOUTHERN MOST PARTS OF PRESENT DAY ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO |
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Oregon Territory
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1. "54 40 OR FIGHT" BECAME THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN OF JAMES K POLK WHO SUPPORTED THE ANNEXATION OF OREGON.
2. AMERICANS AND BRITAIN AGREED TO THE BOUNDARY AT THE 49TH PARALLEL. 3. TERRITORIES OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON WERE CREATED. |
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Mexican Cession
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1. CALIFORNIA
*DISCOVERY OF GOLD (1848) BROUGHT 80,000 GOLD SEEKERS- CALIFORNIA CONTINUED TO GROW 2.UTAH *MORMONS SEEKING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SETTLED IN SALT LAKE 1848- THOUSANDS FOLLOWED. |
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Slave Issue
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*END OF MEXICAN WAR REVIVES SLAVE ISSUE.
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Wilmont Provise
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A. OUTLAWED SLAVERY IN TERRITORY BOUGHT FROM MEXICO
B. OPPOSED BY SOUTHERNERS/HOUSE PASSED. SENATE REJECTED. C. IF THESE 3 STATES APPLIED FOR STATEHOOD, THE ISSUE OF UPSETTING THE BALANCE OF SLAVE AND FREE STATES WOULD OCCUR. |
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Compromise of 1850
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A. BALANCED SECTIONAL INTEREST TEMPORARILY
B. MEXICAN TERRITORY HAD NO SLAVE RESTRICTIONS C. SLAVE TRADE (NOT SLAVERY) ABOLISHED IN NATIONS CAPITAL-WASHINGTON DC D. STRONG FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW PASSED. FAVOR BY THE SOUTH. |
