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T3 Q2 Flashcards

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1
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Abolitionist political party

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Liberty

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2
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Led slave revolt, hopped from plantation to plantation killing 50+ whites

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Nat turner

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3
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Started the belief of Manifest destiny

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O’ Sullivan

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4
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Manifest Destiny

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Claiming land from coast to coast

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5
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Trade route from st. lous to santa fe

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Santa fe trail

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Route to Oregon from independence, Mississippi

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Oregon trail

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Went over mountains after starting late on the Oregon trail, ended up in Donner pass and forced to cannibalism.

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Donner Party

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Nicknamed Pathfinder, always seaked new paths and shortcuts

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John Freemont

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9
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1st one to get a grant from mexico to colonize an american colony

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Moses AAustin

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10
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Takes over land grant from father after he passed away, brings 300 families into colony and is known as the father of texas.

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S. F. Austin

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Land agents that start colonies, and were given land as a reward.

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Empresario

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12
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Abolished Constitution of 1812, always flip flopped on politics. Outed for losing texas, but comes back into power for mexican american war.

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Santa Anna

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13
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Appointed commander in chief of texas army, 1st President of republic of texas.

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Sam Houston

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14
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Designed knife, decides to defend alamo against order, gets sick and passes away.

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David Bowie

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15
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Assumes command of Alamo after Bowie gets sick, wants reinforcments. Signs letter “Victory or Death” Responds to santa anna with cannon shot to troops when asked to surrender.

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William travis

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Gov. of Tenesse, ended up in Alamo

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Crockett

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17
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Mexican army capture fannins men and executes instead of taking prisoners.

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Goliad

18
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Final Battle of texas Rev. Mex army rests after travelling for a week, 18 min battle.

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San Jacinto

19
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Treaty Santa Anna is forced to sign under gun point.

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Treaty of Valasco

20
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Democrat, pro expansion, voted treaty to annex texas out of spite. Only serves 1 term.

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Polk

21
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Division decided by british and us for oregon territory.

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Puget Sound

22
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Texas Border according to mexico. Us decided it was the rio grand river.

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Nueces

23
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Sent to rio grande, mexico see it as invading mexico, us see it as american invasion.

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Zackary Taylor

24
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War w/ Mexico over texas

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Mexican American war

25
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First battle of war, artillery battle, came out as draw

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Palo Alto

26
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Victory for US, despite being vastly outnumbered.

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Buenna Vista

27
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2nd General appointed for M.A. War

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Winfield scott

28
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Amphibious assault launched by Scott, splitting Santa Anna’s forces.

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Vera Cruz

29
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Revolt from settlers in Cali, briefly independent before becoming US

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Bear flag Revolt

30
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Treaty that ended Mexican American War

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Guadalupe-Hildalgo treaty

31
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Pol asked for 2 mil from congress, banning slavery for new territory as stipulation. Bill gets denied.

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Wilmot Proviso

32
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Residents in the territory to vote on slavery.

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Popular Sovreignty

33
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Working @ Sutters Mill discovers a gold nugget, Sutter spread word despite trying to keep it quiet. Starts gold rush.

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James Marshall

34
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Gold Rushers moving to cali for gold rush.

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49er’s

35
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Started Making pants for miners during gold rush.

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Levi Strauss

36
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Democratic nominee after Polk

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Cass

37
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Whig Nominee after Polk, Wins Election but dies in office from sickness.

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Taylor

38
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Abolitionist party, nominating Van Burren for Campaign.

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Free Soil Party

39
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A little of everything bill to solve several problems @ once. Gets voted down

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Omnibus

40
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VP that takes over Offic after Taylor dies

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Fillmore

41
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Takes things that are in omnibuss bill and proposes each individually.

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Douglas.

42
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Bills that passed individually are known as?

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Compromise of 1850

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