Manifest Destiny Flashcards
Protective Tariff
Tax on imports
Popular Sovereignty
The last say belongs to the people
The power of states citizens to decide about slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property
Mexican War
Caused by disputed territory
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Nullification
State has the right to invalidate a federal law
War of 1812
Respect Nationalism America becomes industrialized Growth of the west Respect
Bear Flag Republic
John C Fremont
California was a country for a little
Compromise of 1850
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
Missouri Compromise
Missouri admitted as a slave state
Maine introduced as a free state
Slavery forbidden above 36 30’ line
Lone Star Republic
Texas
Surrage
Right to vote
Spoils system
Jackson’s system of rewarding people in the government
Veto
Power of the president to void a law
Spot Resolution
“Show me the spot where the blood was spilled”
Lincoln
49th Parallel
Longest unfortified border
Convention of 1818
Treaty 1846
54 40’ or Fight!
Part of the campaign for Polk
Refereed to where Polk wanted the northern boundary to be
Cult of Domesticicty
Cultural creed that glorified the functions of a homemaker (Woman)
Abolition
Ending slavery
Manifest Destiny
Desire for the US to occupy the entire continent
Gadsden Puchase
Puchase of the top part of Mexico
Proof America felt bad about the Mexican War
Franklin Pierce
Wilmot Proviso
Slaver is forbidden from any territory obtained from Mexico
Gold Rush
1849
Complete Chaos
California needed government so they applied for statehood
Fremont suggested they be free
Declaration of Independence
Written by Jefferson
27 Crimes of George the third
Resolution to be free and independent states
Mutual pledges, everyone putting it on the line
Seventh of March speech
Daniel Webster
“Compromise is better than disunion”
Steven Douglas
Made Popular Sovereignty
Noah Webster
Americanized the English language
James Madison
Judge
Madison v Marbury
Andrew Jackson
Battle of New Orleans
Sam Houston
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Daniel Webster
Nullification will lead to disunion and succession
Webster Ashburton
Webster Hayne debates
