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Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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Protective Tariff

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Tax on imports

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Popular Sovereignty

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The last say belongs to the people

The power of states citizens to decide about slavery

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Slavery

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Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property

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Mexican War

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Caused by disputed territory

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Nullification

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State has the right to invalidate a federal law

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War of 1812

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Respect
Nationalism
America becomes industrialized
Growth of the west
Respect
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Bear Flag Republic

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John C Fremont

California was a country for a little

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Compromise of 1850

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California enters as a free state, upsets balance
Slave trade banned in DC
Fugitive slave law, federal crime to assist a run away
Texas gets 10m for losing territory
Utah and NM open to popular sovereignty

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Missouri Compromise

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Missouri admitted as a slave state
Maine introduced as a free state
Slavery forbidden above 36 30’ line

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Lone Star Republic

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Texas

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Surrage

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Right to vote

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Spoils system

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Jackson’s system of rewarding people in the government

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Veto

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Power of the president to void a law

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Spot Resolution

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“Show me the spot where the blood was spilled”

Lincoln

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49th Parallel

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Longest unfortified border
Convention of 1818
Treaty 1846

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54 40’ or Fight!

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Part of the campaign for Polk

Refereed to where Polk wanted the northern boundary to be

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Cult of Domesticicty

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Cultural creed that glorified the functions of a homemaker (Woman)

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Abolition

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Ending slavery

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Manifest Destiny

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Desire for the US to occupy the entire continent

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Gadsden Puchase

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Puchase of the top part of Mexico
Proof America felt bad about the Mexican War
Franklin Pierce

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Wilmot Proviso

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Slaver is forbidden from any territory obtained from Mexico

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Gold Rush

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1849
Complete Chaos
California needed government so they applied for statehood
Fremont suggested they be free

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Declaration of Independence

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Written by Jefferson
27 Crimes of George the third
Resolution to be free and independent states
Mutual pledges, everyone putting it on the line

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Seventh of March speech

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Daniel Webster

“Compromise is better than disunion”

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Steven Douglas

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Made Popular Sovereignty

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Noah Webster

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Americanized the English language

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James Madison

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Judge

Madison v Marbury

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Andrew Jackson

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Battle of New Orleans

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Sam Houston

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Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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Daniel Webster

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Nullification will lead to disunion and succession
Webster Ashburton
Webster Hayne debates

Pre-AP American History (9 decks)

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