Chapter 17 Flashcards

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Manifest Destiny

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  • US was destined by god to spread its democratic ideas across the continent and possibly S. America as well
  • major issue in election
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Webster-Ashburn Treaty 1842

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  • Us got 7000 square miles of disputed 12000
  • British got desired Halifax-Quebec route
  • made peace over Caroline affair
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

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Us paid $15 million for TX and all territory west to Pacific Ocean, including CA

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Wilmot Proviso 1846

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  • Slavery should never exist in the territory taken from Mexico.
  • amendment passed house of reps but never in the senate
  • came to symbolize burning issue of slavery in the territories
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