Chapter 13 IDs Flashcards
Abraham Lincoln
Who
Republican
Abraham Lincoln
What
Elected as president of the US
Abraham Lincoln
When
1860
Abraham Lincoln
Where
US
Abraham Lincoln
Why
Spurred process of disunion
Compromise of 1850
Who
Largely due to Stephen Douglas
Compromise of 1850
What
Series of bills passed regarding slavery
Compromise of 1850
When
1850
Compromise of 1850
Where
US
Compromise of 1850
Why
Avoided secession and civil war for four years
Dred-Scott
Who
Roger Taney
Dred-Scott
What
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
Dred-Scott
When
1857
Dred-Scott
Where
US
Dred-Scott
Why
Heighten controversy
49ers
Who
Gold rush migrants
49ers
What
Abandoned current lives and searched for gold
49ers
When
Mid 1800s
49ers
Where
CA
49ers
Why
Majority were men which created a volatile society
Free Soil Party
Who
Opponents of slavery
Free Soil Party
What
Found the choice of candidate in the 1848 election unsatisfying and made their own party
Free Soil Party
When
1848
Free Soil Party
Where
US
Free Soil Party
Why
Signaled the inability of existing parties to contain the political passions slavery was creating
Gadsden Purchase
Who
James Gadsden
Gadsden Purchase
What
Bought land from MX that would have facilitated a southern route for the transcontinental railroad
Gadsden Purchase
When
1853
Gadsden Purchase
Where
Parts of AZ + NM
Gadsden Purchase
Why
Accentuated sectional rivalry
Santa Anna
Who
Mexican general who seized power as dictator
Santa Anna
What
Fought for TX
Santa Anna
When
Mid 1830s
Santa Anna
Where
TX
Santa Anna
Why
Eventually signed a treaty giving TX independence
Harpers Ferry
Who
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
What
Where John Brown attacked and seized US arsenal
Harpers Ferry
When
1859
Harpers Ferry
Where
Harpers Ferry, VA
Harpers Ferry
Why
Convinced white southerners that they could not live safely in the Union
James Polk
Who
President
James Polk
What
Got TX, OR, CA, NM
James Polk
When
1844 elected
James Polk
Where
US
James Polk
Why
Added controversy as the whether or not these states would be free or slave
John Brown
Who
Antislavery zealot
John Brown
What
Attacked and seized control of a US arsenal
John Brown
When
1859
John Brown
Where
Harpers Ferry, VA
John Brown
Why
Convinced white southerners that they could not live safely in the Union
Kansas Nebraska Act
Who
Douglas
Kansas Nebraska Act
What
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
Kansas Nebraska Act
When
1854
Kansas Nebraska Act
Where
KA
Kansas Nebraska Act
Why
Divided the Whigs and Northern Democrats
Spurred creation of the Republican Party
Manifest Destiny
Who
Americans
Manifest Destiny
What
Belief that US was destined by God and by history to expand its boundaries over a vast area
Manifest Destiny
When
1840s
Manifest Destiny
Where
US
Manifest Destiny
Why
Caused increased expansion which reopened slavery conflict
Oregon Trail
Who
Westward migrants
Manifest Destiny
What
Major route West
Manifest Destiny
When
Mid 1800s
Manifest Destiny
Where
Across Great Plains and through Rocky Mountains
Manifest Destiny
Why
Facilitated Westward movement
Ostend Manifesto
Who
Peirce administration
Ostend Manifesto
What
Movement to try and annex Cuba
Ostend Manifesto
When
1854
Ostend Manifesto
Where
Cuba
Ostend Manifesto
Why
Angered many antislavery northerners who charged the administration with conspiring to bring in a new slave state
Sam Houston
Who
US General
Sam Houston
What
Defeated the MX army and took Santa Anna prisoner at battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston
When
1836
Sam Houston
Where
TX
Sam Houston
Why
Became president and TX and asked to join the Union
Stephen Douglas
Who
Democratic Senator
Stephen Douglas
What
Helped draft Compromise of 1850
Stephen Douglas
When
1850
Stephen Douglas
Where
IL
Stephen Douglas
Why
Avoided secession and civil war for four years
Stephen Austin
Who
Immigrant from MO
Stephen Austin
What
Established the first legal US settlement in TX
Stephen Austin
When
1822
Stephen Austin
Where
TX
Stephen Austin
Why
Effectively recruited US immigrants
Created centers of power in the region that competed with the MX government
The Alamo
Who
Texans
The Alamo
What
Battle cry referring to the Battle of the Alamo in which Santa Anna’s cruelty inspired many Texans
The Alamo
When
Battle in 1836
The Alamo
Where
TX
The Alamo
Why
Gave TX people a desire for revenge which they used to gain independence
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who
Nicholas Trist negotiated with new MX government
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What
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
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Where
US + MX
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why
Added controversy as to whether or not these states would be slave or free
Wilmot Proviso
Who
David Wilmot
Wilmot Proviso
What
Amendment to the appropriation bill prohibiting slavery in any territory acquired from MX
Wilmot Proviso
When
1846
Wilmot Proviso
Where
Territories acquired from MX
Wilmot Proviso
Why
Called up, debated about, and voted on repeatedly for years
Winfield Scott
Who
US General in MX US war
Winfield Scott
What
Never lost a battle and seized MX capital
Winfield Scott
When
Mid 1800s
Winfield Scott
Where
MX capital
Winfield Scott
Why
Mexicans were ready to negotiate a treaty
Young America
Who
Franklin Peirce administration
Young America
What
Movement in the Democratic Party which saw the expansion of US democracy throughout the world as a way to divert attention from slavery controversy
Young America
When
Mid 1800s
Young America
Where
US
Young America
Why
Ended up entangled with the section crisis
Zachary Taylor
Who
General and later president
Zachary Taylor
What
Led a small army into TX disputed boundary
Zachary Taylor
When
1845
Zachary Taylor
Where
TX
Zachary Taylor
Why
Caused MX US war
