S.s Flashcards
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Where did Elizabeth cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott meet.
Anti slavery convention
What was the name of the convention that took place on July 19-20 1848
Seneca falls convention
What other issues were these women concerned with before the womens right movement
ending slavery
What was the document that was created at the seneca falls convention
declaration of sentiments
What changes did women want
right to vote education own property and coustody of children
When did women get the right to vote
1920
What was the Temperance movemtn
stop people from drinking alcohal
What skills did fredrick douglas have as a slave that were rare
could read and write
What documents must a slave carry
papers showing if they were free or not
hwo did douglas escape
Borrowed a friends free papers and escaped off a train
What were 2 of douglasses acheivements
write an autobiography and met lincoln is the white house to discuss slaverys
What was the est hope for runaway slaves
underground railroad
Was harriet tubman and escaped slave and what was her nickname
Yes and moses of the south
Why did the south offer 40,000 dollars for a reward for anyone who captured harriet tumban
To stop her from freeing more slaves
What was the manifest destiny
the belief that the Us was meant to expand to the Pacific ocean
WHo ran for president in 1844
JAmes k pol and Henry clay
Who was james k polk
president elected in 1844 and was a democrat favored the manifest destiny
What did henry clay beleive in
Opposed te annexation of texas
what needed to happen in order for manifest destiny to happen
neede oregon
How did the US get oregon
made a compromise with britain
The Oregon Territory was divided at latitude 49*North.
Britain got the land north of the line.
The US got land south of the line.
The US will eventually create the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho from this land.
Why did the US senate refuse to annex tecas in 1844
They thoght it would lead to a war with Mexico
How does Sam houston perswaude the us to annex texas
he told them that britian wanted their land and if the us did not annex it they would give it to britian
What was the border dispute with mexico
Mexico did not like the annexation of texa and Us and mexico diagreed on the borders.Mexican soldiers cross americans border lines and breifly fought with america and then Polk declared war on MExico
What happened before americans in texas knew about the war
they rebelled against the mexican rules and then declared California independant and their new republic was Bear Flag REpublic
