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43 Cards in this Set
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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.
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