Us History Final Exam 2

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A shifting frontier - Sioux

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Largly a settled tribe. Best Calvalry out there. Subde tribes in the West

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Manifest Destiny

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Obvious Destiny. No Debate.

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Republic of Mexico - 1824

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Not many people wanted to settle in Texas, so they found Americans who wish to settle there

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Stephen F. Austin

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recruits settlers and moves into Texas.

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Lone Star Republic - 1836

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legalized slavery, When they sign up they will be Mexican. Couldnt be slaves, must become catholic

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Sam Houston

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George Washington of Texas. Defeated at the Alamo

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San Jacinto

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Texas wins and gets Independence. Mexicans were having a party, when they were asleep they got em.

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Cyrus McCormik

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Created Wheat Reaper

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The Oregon Trail

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Natives let Americans Move through here to get out of the area

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Mormons - Deseret

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Migrate West, mostly at gun point. Encouraged to move.

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Forty- Niners

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name for miners. They make money then take it home to their famileis

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Calfornia Gold Rush

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1848

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Minor Society

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rough and tuble. No law and order.

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San Francisco

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hug city of gold mining.

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John Tyler - 1840

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Presdency was controversial, no on trusts him. Man without a party. Pushes to bring Texas in because of Southern Vote.

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James K. Polk - 1844

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Jumped on the band wagon, gets elected and now Texas will be a state. Polk is the poster child for Manifest Destiny.

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Polk and Mexico

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Polk provokes war with Mexico, Wants to Expand Slavery.

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War with Mexico

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General Zachary Taylor - Mexicans cross the Rio Grande and now invaded US. American Troops win almost every battle

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Treat of Guadeloupe

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The Americans get the northern half of Mexico. 51% of Mexico.

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Wilmot Proviso

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Provision, tried to add an amendment with the treaty of Mexico. Would bar slavery in the new terriotry.

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Compromise of 1850

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Henry Clay - California will be a free state. The other new land, there is not restriction on slavery. Prohibits slave trade in Washington D.C.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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Requires every American to be a slave hunter. Bound by law to look for slaves.

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Franklin Pierce - Gadsen Purchase

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southern party of New Mexico and Arizona purchased because they wanted the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Uncle Toms Cabin

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Written by Harriat Beacher Stowe.

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Popular Soveriegnty

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Let the people in the territory vote if they want slaves or not.

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Stephen Douglas

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senator called the Little Giant. Wants to be president. helped hug growth around Chicago. Wants the Transcontinental Railroad there.

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President Pierce and slavery

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wants the country to vote whether they want the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Splits the country in half.

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Missouri Compromise Broken

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Slavery now possible above Arkansas.

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Brooks - Sumner Incident

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Sumner is a Mass. Senator condemns slavery, S.C. in particular. Brooks is a Rep from South Carolina beats Sumner uncouncious and leaves.

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Republican Party

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made up of ex Whigs and ex Democrats, People in the North. Formed pure opposition to slavery. Want to contain slavery not end it.

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James Buchanen - 1856

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Elected president as a Democrat. Was not tainted by his comments because he was in London while the Kansas - NEbraska Act went on.

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Dred Scott Decision - 1857

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slave. his master lived in Illinois, a free state. Sues his master because he should be free if so. Chief Justice is pro slavery so says he is not a free man because he is black and does not have the right to be free.

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Panic of 1857 - King Cotton

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Panic hits in the North, but King Cotton is stil flourished in the South.

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Lincoln - Douglas Debates

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Lincoln Wants to contain slavery not abolish it. Debate each other over this.

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Harpers Ferry - 1859

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Federalist arsenal. John Brown was trying to sieze weapons to give to slaves to rebel. goest to trial and is hanged in Virginia

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John Brown

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aboloitionist that tried to free the slaves at HArpers Ferry

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Succession

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Election of Lincoln is the final straw. S.C. leaves the US

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Confederate States of America

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Similar to the Articles of Confederation. dont want a strong central government. Want states to have the power.

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Jefferson Davis

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Only President of the CSA

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Fort Sumter - South Carolina

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Does not surrender. Confederate forces fire on the Fort. War begins

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April 12, 1861

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Day the Civil War begins.

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Lincoln and Maryland

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Lincoln fights to keep Maryland in the Union to have cover over the capital.

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Robert E. Lee

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offered the US Army general job. Turned it down because he did not want to wage war against his own state.