Manifest Destiny
Mexican American War
Nativism
Attempts to Resolve Slavery
Election of 1860
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What is it?
The belief that it was America’s “God-Given” right to expand from coast to coast
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What was the main cause of the Mexican American war?
Texas boundary dispute
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What is it?
Fear, distrust, dislike of foreigners; often anti-catholic and aimed at limiting limiting new immigrants’ political power and cultural influence.
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What was the #1 issue with US Expansion. Why?
Slavery. Debates about whether the newly aquired land should be free or slave.
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Who was the first republican president and what was his platform?
Abraham Lincoln; Sought to keep slavery from expanding (Free Soil)
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What time period is it associated with?
1840s and 1850s
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Name some of the effects of the Mexican American war
- America increased in size by 1/3
- Future leaders emerge (Grant, Lee, Taylor)
- Debates over slavery (Wilmot Proviso)
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Who were the first immigrants to settle on the west coast?
Immigrants from Asia; Specifically Chinese in 1850
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Name/Explain the 5 parts of the Compromise of 1850
1. Popular Sovereignty in Mexican Cession
2. Tough Fugitive Slave Laws
3. Abolition of Slave trade in D.C.
4. California was admitted as a free state
5. Texas paid $ to give up territory
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Two candidates split the democratic vote in 1860. Who were they and why is this important?
John C. Breckenridge and Stephen Douglas. This helped to get Abraham Lincoln the electoral college votes he needed to be elected as president.
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Eventually, the US and Britain settled on what parallel?
The 49th
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What election led to the Mexican American war?
Polk v. Clay; 1844
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Who were the European Immigrants?
Irish - mostly Catholic, settled in the Northeast and Germans - settled on the "frontier" as farmers
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What act overturned the Missouri Compromise and why?
The Kansas-Nebraska act; The North wanted to build a transcontinental RR that would go through the North. Both Kansas & Nebraska were above the 3630 line in the LA Territory and the South would not support adding 2 more free states.
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Abraham Lincoln won without a single vote from a southern state. What was the impact of this?
The south felt as that if a president can win without their vote than there is no reason for them to be in the union. Southern states being debating secession.
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Texas was annexed in what year and by what president?
1845; Pres. John Tyler
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What treaty put an end to the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
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Explain what this policital cartoon is trying to convey
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What is "Bleeding Kansas" and what led to it?
Fighing in Kansas between pro-slavey and anti slavery groups.
*Bonus* John Brown and his followers killed 5 pro slavery individuals at Potawatomie Creek
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What southern state was the first to offically seceed from the Union in December of 1860?
South Carolina
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What was the #1 issue brought about by Manifest Destiny that contributed to the Civil War
Slavery
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What states did the US gain from the treaty and how much did it cost?
California, modern day NM, AZ, UT, and NV; $15 Million
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What political party was born out of Nativism and what was their platform?
The Know-Nothing Party
- wanted to ban Catholics from holding office
- called for tough immigration and naturalization laws
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Who is Dred Scott? Why is he important?
Dred Scott was a slave that sued for this freedom after his owners death. The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans (free and slave) were NOT citizens and could not sue in court. Slaves were considered property (5th amendment).
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How soon after Lincoln in elected does the Civil War begin?
Six weeks. The south attacked Fort Sumter