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66 Cards in this Set
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Who was Harrison's vice president? Why was he chosen?
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John Tyler so I did to appeal the south
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Why did Tyler decide to keep Harrison's entire cabinet?
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To avoid alienating Harrison supporters
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Who had the most kids of all presidents? How many?
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John Tyler 15
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What were the two main parts of Clay's Program?
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New national Bank to replace the independent treasury which was created by Van Buren and Preemption Act which would legalize the right of squatters to occupy and make improvements, they were entitled to first purchase right
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The preemption act of 1841 most helped who?
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People who lost their land in the panic of 1837
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And what action marked the beginning of John Tyler's downfall?
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He vetoed Henry Clay's bank bill
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After Tyler vetoed the bank bill, every member of his cabinet resigned except for who?
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Daniel Webster
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What did John Tyler do after being expelled from the Whig party?
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Rejoin the Democratic Party
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There were several discussions led by John Quincy Adams discussing what?
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Impeaching John Tyler
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What was the Webster -Ashburton Treaty?
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A conflict between rival groups of lumberman on the main in Canadian border
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Why did Webster remain in the cabinet?
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He wanted to negotiate a boundary favorable to his constituents
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After negotiating what treaty did Webster resigned from Tyler's cabinet?
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Webster Ashburton Treaty
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What were the main two reasons Americans begin moving into Texas in the 1820s?
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escaped debt from the panic of 1819 and to seek a new life
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Who is known as the father of Texas?
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Stephen F Austin
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Stephen F Austin obtained a charter to colonize where?
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The area from the newly independent Mexican government known as Texas
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In what year did Mexico outlaw slavery?
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1829
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Austin's charter gave him the right to plant how many families?
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300
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What law did Mexico pass in 1830?
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A law prohibiting further American immigration
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Who made himself dictator in 1834 and insisted on enforcing Mexico's laws in Texas?
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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How did the battle of the Alamo end?
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Mexicans scaled the walls and killed everyone inside
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After defeating Mexico, who did Texans elected president?
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Sam Houston
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In what battle did Texas officially gain independence?
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The Battle of San Jacinto
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In what years is Texas independent nation?
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1836 to 1845
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Why did Jackson in Van Buren refused to recognize Texas is statehood?
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They feared war with Mexico in the controversy of expanding slavery
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In what year did the US Senate rejected treaty annexing Texas?
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1844
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What were the five main things fueled manifest destiny?
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Nationalism, population increase, rapid economic development, reform ideals, technological dances
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Who coined the term manifest destiny?
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John O'Sullivan
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What were the five key events of manifest destiny?
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Texas independence, Oregon Trail, Mormon migration, Mexican secession, Goldbrush in Edmonton's of California to the union
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How long did it take somebody to track the Oregon Trail?
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Five months
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Why was the track of the Oregon Trail mainly a middle-class movement?
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It cost at least $200-$300 to make the trip which eliminated many of the poor
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What was the main avoided topic of the election of 1844?
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Texas
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The Democrats nominated what dark horse candidate?
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James K Polk
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What's slogan referred to polk's promise to take all of Oregon?
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"54-40 or fight"
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What cost Henry Clay the election(1844)?
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James Bernie of the liberty party and his strong showing in New York
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What were Polk's 4 major goals for his presidency?
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Reduce the tariff, create an independent treasury, acquire California and settled the Oregon territory boundary dispute with Great Britain
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Polk's cabinet said that they could support the war with Mexico if what?
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Is Mexico fired first
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Polk wanted to push Mexico into negotiation with the US. He was willing to what?
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Create the threat of war
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Polk believed Great Britain was trying to block our territorial growth westward when they what?
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Establish control in Oregon and California and develop ties with Texas
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Why did people believe Mexico was going to sell California to Great Britain?
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Because of debt owed
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Who did Polk send to South Texas to defend the disputed border?
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Zachary Taylor
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What war was called Mr. Polk's war?
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The Mexican American war
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Northerners feared the war would lead to what?
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Expansion of slavery
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Who captured Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in the bear flag revolt?
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John C Fremont
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Who was known as old rough and ready?
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Zachary Taylor
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Who is known as old fuss and feathers?
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Winfield Scott
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What was the Main Way, James K Polk me the US weaker?
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Created an uneven balance of slave states versus the Freestate
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Who is Nicholas Trist?
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The clerk of state department. He negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo against the orders of Pres. Polk. Polk had him arrested and fired
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How much did the US agreed to pay Mexico to get California and New Mexico?
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15 million
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What was the Wilmont Proviso?
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It called for the prohibition of slavery in the land acquired from the Mexican American war
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who were the two people nominated from the Democrat and whig party in the election of 1848?
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Zachary Taylorfor the wig party Lewis Cass for the Democrat party
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The saying go west, young man, and grow up with the country is associated with what event?
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The California gold rush
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California submitted an anti-slavery Constitution which band slavery primarily for what reasons?
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Economic
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During the California gold rush, radicals got what nickname?
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Fire eaters
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Who proposed the compromise of 1850 and how long do the debate last?
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Proposed by Henry Clay it lasted eight months
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Who were the three main debaters in the compromise of 1850?
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Daniel Webster Henry Clay John C Calhoun
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Who said "there is a higher law then the Constitution which must be followed"?
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William Seward
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Who broke up clay's omnibus bill into five pieces?
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Stephen Douglas
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What five pieces was Henry Clay's omnibus bill broken up into?
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California admitted as a free state, strength in the fugitive act of 1793, popular sovereignty for New Mexico and Utah territory, stop the slave trade in Washington DC, the federal government would assume the debts of Texas
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What did the fugitive slave act forced citizens to do?
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To aid in the capture of runaway slaves
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How much were federal commissioners paid if they ruled in favor of this lead owner versus the sleeve?
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$10 if they ruled in favor of the slave owner and five dollars for the free black or slave
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What did the liberty laws passed in northern states do for slaves?
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Had the right for a trial by jury
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Who is Anthony burns?
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The fugitive slave capture in Boston. And angry mob attempted to rescue him from the courthouse. Burns was convicted of being if you just leave and sent back to his mastery in Virginia
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Most slaves to use the underground railroad came from where?
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The upper South
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Who is the most famous conductor of the underground railroad? How many trips did they make into the south? How many slaves did the escort to freedom?
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Harriet Tubman. Made 19 trips and escorted 300 slaves
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What percentage of all export came from the south?
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60%
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What was oligarchy?
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Government by the few
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