CONTEXT
Mexican American War/Manifest Destiny
CAUSES OF SECTIONALISM
PRIMARY SOURCES
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
100
What is the popular idea that was spreading throughout the United States in which, it was their God given right to continue expanding westward.
Manifest Destiny
This emerged because of many nationalist ideas
100
What was the direct cause of the Mexican American War?
What is border disputes and the annexation of Texas by president Polk.
Texas no longer wanted to be apart of Mexico, and wanted to be apart of the states.
100
What is the proposal to forbid slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico?
What is the Wilmot Proviso
This was ultimately turned down because of the strong senate filled with southerners. However, it increased tensions between the North and the South
100
What does this image represent?
What is Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is the idea that it was the United States citizens God given right to continue expanding westward.
100
What was a similar dispute regarding slavery in new territories in the early 1800s, before Manifest Destiny Era.
What is the Compromise of 1820 or the Missouri Compromise was created to settle disputes between the North and the South, to keep the balance of free and slave states.
This was similar to disputes in the 1840s and 1850s, because the South consisted of pro slavery, while the North was free soilers or abolitionists.
200
What event in California led many immigrants and migrants to the west.
What is the California Gold Rush, which inspired people to move west in hopes to become rich.
200
TRUE OR FALSE:
Moving Westward was cheap, and almost anyone could afford to do it.
What is false...
Moving westward was very costly, and was mostly seen in the upper and middle class.
200
What is a free soiler?
A free soiler believed in free soil, free labor, and free men.
Free soilers emerged because they believed that southerners had an economic advantage due to slavery.
This was significant because although free soilers were not abolitionists, they added to the abolition movements because they were technically not pro-slavery. LED TO EVEN MORE SECTIONALISM
200
`What does this image represent or show?
What is the Caning of Sumner.
This is significant because it displays how sectionalism was becoming so tense and VIOLENT.
Portrayed the south as violent, helped grow abolition movement in North.
200
COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE THREE MAIN STANDS REGARDING SLAVERY
What is...
Free soiler- A free soiler believed in free soil, free labor, and free men. Didn't care about abolition for moral reasons, more economic
Abolition- wanted FULL removal of slavery, believed it was morally wrong
Pro-slavery- mainly southerners, believed in social darwinsim, believed that slavery was CRUCIAL to their economy and way of life
300
Other than economic opportunities in the West... why did people move west?
RELIGIOUS OPPORTUNITIES
In the North, Mormons were on the rise, however their beliefs about polygamy caused them to face ridicule in the North. This led them to move West, which is why mormons are mostly seen in Utah now.
300
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo include?
- Ended Mexican American War
- Immense Mexican Cession
**This is signifcant because the immense amount of land gained led to tension between pro and anti slavery
300
Moving westward led to what...
What is MAJOR DEBATES over slavery.
Wilmot Proviso and Compromise of 1850 were proposed. Both failed and led to the Civil War.
300
What does this image display?
What is... the fugitive slave act
This act called northerners to return all runaway slaves.
This led to tension because northern abolitionist were not returning slaves which caused southerners to be angry
300
COMPARE AND CONTRAST JAMES K. POLK TO OTHER PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS
James Polk was not AFRAID to annex Texas like Jackson and other presidents were. He STRONGLY believed in Manifest Destiny and was ready to go to war.
However, he did diplomatically settle disputes with GB regarding Oregon to prevent another war, this was a similarity to previous presidents.
400
____ group DESPISED immigration. Alarmed by influx of immigrants and believed in supporting "native born citizens"
What is...
Nativists/ Know-Nothing Party
Distracted Northerners from abolition for a SHORT TIME but... nativist ideas faded as abolition movements increased
400
After gaining VAST amounts of land from Mexico, what compromise was created by HENRY CLAY, to settle slavery disputes... what did it include?
Compromise of 1850
- California is a free state
-New Mexico and Utah popular sovriengty
-STRICT fugitive slave act
- Banned slave trade in D.C.
This was significant because it settled disputes for a short amount of time, but ultimately led to more fighting and tension due to popular sovreignty and the North fighting the fugitive slave act.
400
What act did Northerners not follow, causing Southerners to be angry, increasing tension between the North and the South?
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
This law required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
IMPORTANT: Underground Railroad, example of famous escaped slaves, Harriet Tubman.
400
What does this image display?
What is Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
This book was significant because it showed Northerners the true horrors of slavery. This increased the abolition movement, which further increased TENSION between the North and the South
400
COMPARE AND CONTRAST HENRY CLAY AND JOHN C.CALHOUN.
What is...
BOTH STRONG and PROMINENT POLITICAL FIGURES
Clay: wanted middle ground, peace and national unity for all the states. NOT FULL ABOLITION
Calhoun: Pro slavery, states rights, wanted slavery ALL throughout the south.
500
After gaining vast amount of land from Mexico, to settle disputes over slavery _____ was used.
For example, in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
POPULAR SOVREIGNTY
This was significant because it led to violence such as bleeding Kansas, which included having fraudulent and fighting voters.
500
How did Manifest Destiny have racial motivations?
What is social darwinism and religion.
US citizens believed it was their God given right, and that they were the superior race, so it was beneficial and morally right to takeover Western lands.
500
Did economic differences between the North and South cause sectionalism?
What is Yes
The Northerners did not understand that Southerners needed slavery to keep their economy stable.
Southerners saw the abolition as slavery as an attack on their lifestyles.
500
What does this image represent?
What is the southerners trying to shut down free soil movements, so they could carry slavery into new territories.
This was because southerners understood that if there was no slavery in new territories, then slavery would eventually be OUTLAWED.
500
Compare and Contrast how expanding in the west, to imperialism in period 7.
What is...
Similar: Both expanding on the basis of social darwinism and ideals of manifest destiny. For economic opporutinities.
Differences: In Period 5 there was solely expansion in the United States, while period 7 was into Cuba and the Philipines