Manifest to Election 1860 Flashcards
Henry Ward Beecher
Preacher/abolitionist who funded weapons for anti-slavery pioneers in Kansas
Harriet Tubman
conductor of the Undergroung Railroad
J. Sullivan
developed the idea of Manifest Destiny
Santa Ana
leader of Mexico in the 1830’s and 40’s
Independent Treasury System
made by Van Buren to replace the Bank of US
Discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill
James Marshall
Arostoock War
clash between Canadians and Americans for over disputed land in Maine
Harpers Ferry
federal arsenal seized in hopes of a slavery rebellion movement
send to negotiate the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
Nicholas Trist
people do not move, but the borders around them do
Stationary Immigration
Stephan Douglas
helped sectional conflicts
Beecher’s Bible
guns
Polk
pro-manifest destiny & pro-slavery
“Little Hickery”
Polk
Battle of the Alamo
major lose for the Texans
safe houses in the Underground Railroad
stations
Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo added
California
Free Soilers
we’re not abolitionist but did want the expansion of slavery to stop.
Whig Party platform
pro-slavery and pro us bank
1836-1848 states added..
1836 : Texas
1848 : Florida
Legal Tender Act
allowed the US to issue money
Gen. Forest
killed unarmed most black soldiers at Fort Pillow
J. Davis
president for the Confederacy
Lee
military leader for the Confederacy