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Abraham Lincoln

Who

A

Republican

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Abraham Lincoln

What

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Elected as president of the US

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Abraham Lincoln

When

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1860

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Abraham Lincoln

Where

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US

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Abraham Lincoln

Why

A

Spurred process of disunion

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Compromise of 1850

Who

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Largely due to Stephen Douglas

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Compromise of 1850

What

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Series of bills passed regarding slavery

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Compromise of 1850

When

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1850

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Compromise of 1850

Where

A

US

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Compromise of 1850

Why

A

Avoided secession and civil war for four years

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Dred-Scott

Who

A

Roger Taney

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Dred-Scott

What

A

Declared slaves could not bring suit in court because they were not citizens

Congress does not have the power to deprive persons of the slave property so MO Compromise was always unconstitutional

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Dred-Scott

When

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1857

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Dred-Scott

Where

A

US

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Dred-Scott

Why

A

Heighten controversy

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49ers

Who

A

Gold rush migrants

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49ers

What

A

Abandoned current lives and searched for gold

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49ers

When

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Mid 1800s

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49ers

Where

A

CA

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49ers

Why

A

Majority were men which created a volatile society

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Free Soil Party

Who

A

Opponents of slavery

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Free Soil Party

What

A

Found the choice of candidate in the 1848 election unsatisfying and made their own party

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Free Soil Party

When

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1848

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Free Soil Party

Where

A

US

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Free Soil Party

Why

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Signaled the inability of existing parties to contain the political passions slavery was creating

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Gadsden Purchase

Who

A

James Gadsden

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Gadsden Purchase

What

A

Bought land from MX that would have facilitated a southern route for the transcontinental railroad

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28
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Gadsden Purchase

When

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1853

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29
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Gadsden Purchase

Where

A

Parts of AZ + NM

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30
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Gadsden Purchase

Why

A

Accentuated sectional rivalry

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31
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Santa Anna

Who

A

Mexican general who seized power as dictator

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32
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Santa Anna

What

A

Fought for TX

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33
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Santa Anna

When

A

Mid 1830s

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34
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Santa Anna

Where

A

TX

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35
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Santa Anna

Why

A

Eventually signed a treaty giving TX independence

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36
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Harpers Ferry

Who

A

John Brown

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37
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Harpers Ferry

What

A

Where John Brown attacked and seized US arsenal

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Harpers Ferry

When

A

1859

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39
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Harpers Ferry

Where

A

Harpers Ferry, VA

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40
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Harpers Ferry

Why

A

Convinced white southerners that they could not live safely in the Union

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James Polk

Who

A

President

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42
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James Polk

What

A

Got TX, OR, CA, NM

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43
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James Polk

When

A

1844 elected

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44
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James Polk

Where

A

US

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45
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James Polk

Why

A

Added controversy as the whether or not these states would be free or slave

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John Brown

Who

A

Antislavery zealot

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47
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John Brown

What

A

Attacked and seized control of a US arsenal

48
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John Brown

When

A

1859

49
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John Brown

Where

A

Harpers Ferry, VA

50
Q

John Brown

Why

A

Convinced white southerners that they could not live safely in the Union

51
Q

Kansas Nebraska Act

Who

A

Douglas

52
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Kansas Nebraska Act

What

A

Divided the area into two territories (KA + NB)

Repealed MO Compromise in the area

Determined that the status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty

53
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Kansas Nebraska Act

When

A

1854

54
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Kansas Nebraska Act

Where

A

KA

55
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Kansas Nebraska Act

Why

A

Divided the Whigs and Northern Democrats

Spurred creation of the Republican Party

56
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Manifest Destiny

Who

A

Americans

57
Q

Manifest Destiny

What

A

Belief that US was destined by God and by history to expand its boundaries over a vast area

58
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Manifest Destiny

When

A

1840s

59
Q

Manifest Destiny

Where

A

US

60
Q

Manifest Destiny

Why

A

Caused increased expansion which reopened slavery conflict

61
Q

Oregon Trail

Who

A

Westward migrants

62
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Manifest Destiny

What

A

Major route West

63
Q

Manifest Destiny

When

A

Mid 1800s

64
Q

Manifest Destiny

Where

A

Across Great Plains and through Rocky Mountains

65
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Manifest Destiny

Why

A

Facilitated Westward movement

66
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Ostend Manifesto

Who

A

Peirce administration

67
Q

Ostend Manifesto

What

A

Movement to try and annex Cuba

68
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Ostend Manifesto

When

A

1854

69
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Ostend Manifesto

Where

A

Cuba

70
Q

Ostend Manifesto

Why

A

Angered many antislavery northerners who charged the administration with conspiring to bring in a new slave state

71
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Sam Houston

Who

A

US General

72
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Sam Houston

What

A

Defeated the MX army and took Santa Anna prisoner at battle of San Jacinto

73
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Sam Houston

When

A

1836

74
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Sam Houston

Where

A

TX

75
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Sam Houston

Why

A

Became president and TX and asked to join the Union

76
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Stephen Douglas

Who

A

Democratic Senator

77
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Stephen Douglas

What

A

Helped draft Compromise of 1850

78
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Stephen Douglas

When

A

1850

79
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Stephen Douglas

Where

A

IL

80
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Stephen Douglas

Why

A

Avoided secession and civil war for four years

81
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Stephen Austin

Who

A

Immigrant from MO

82
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Stephen Austin

What

A

Established the first legal US settlement in TX

83
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Stephen Austin

When

A

1822

84
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Stephen Austin

Where

A

TX

85
Q

Stephen Austin

Why

A

Effectively recruited US immigrants

Created centers of power in the region that competed with the MX government

86
Q

The Alamo

Who

A

Texans

87
Q

The Alamo

What

A

Battle cry referring to the Battle of the Alamo in which Santa Anna’s cruelty inspired many Texans

88
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The Alamo

When

A

Battle in 1836

89
Q

The Alamo

Where

A

TX

90
Q

The Alamo

Why

A

Gave TX people a desire for revenge which they used to gain independence

91
Q

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Who

A

Nicholas Trist negotiated with new MX government

92
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What

A

MX ceded CA and NM to US and acknowledged Rio Grande as TX boundary

US assumed financial claim of its new citizens and paid 15 million

93
Q

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Why

A

1848

94
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Where

A

US + MX

95
Q

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Why

A

Added controversy as to whether or not these states would be slave or free

96
Q

Wilmot Proviso

Who

A

David Wilmot

97
Q

Wilmot Proviso

What

A

Amendment to the appropriation bill prohibiting slavery in any territory acquired from MX

98
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Wilmot Proviso

When

A

1846

99
Q

Wilmot Proviso

Where

A

Territories acquired from MX

100
Q

Wilmot Proviso

Why

A

Called up, debated about, and voted on repeatedly for years

101
Q

Winfield Scott

Who

A

US General in MX US war

102
Q

Winfield Scott

What

A

Never lost a battle and seized MX capital

103
Q

Winfield Scott

When

A

Mid 1800s

104
Q

Winfield Scott

Where

A

MX capital

105
Q

Winfield Scott

Why

A

Mexicans were ready to negotiate a treaty

106
Q

Young America

Who

A

Franklin Peirce administration

107
Q

Young America

What

A

Movement in the Democratic Party which saw the expansion of US democracy throughout the world as a way to divert attention from slavery controversy

108
Q

Young America

When

A

Mid 1800s

109
Q

Young America

Where

A

US

110
Q

Young America

Why

A

Ended up entangled with the section crisis

111
Q

Zachary Taylor

Who

A

General and later president

112
Q

Zachary Taylor

What

A

Led a small army into TX disputed boundary

113
Q

Zachary Taylor

When

A

1845

114
Q

Zachary Taylor

Where

A

TX

115
Q

Zachary Taylor

Why

A

Caused MX US war

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