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Manifest Destiny

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America is “destined” to expand west

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2
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Westward expansion more ___ than ___

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political, religious

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3
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First Whig president

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Harrison (dies)

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John Tyler

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Harrison’s replacement (not a whig) who focuses on annexing Texas

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The “Manifest Destiny President”

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James K. Polk (war with Mexico)

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Mexican War

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Two year war, forced to give up California, Arizona, NM, Utah

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7
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Slavery question’s four resolutions

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  1. Wilmot Proviso
  2. Extension of Missouri Compromise
  3. Southern Rights Argument
  4. Popular Soveregnty
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8
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Wilmot Proviso

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Prohibits expansion of slavery

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9
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Missouri Compromise

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Missouri > slave
Maine > free
Establishment of 36’, 30 line

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Southern Rights Argument

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Slavery should be a national institution

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Popular Sovereignty: voting could go either way

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Date left to courts

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12
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Election of 1848

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Zachary Taylor elected (dies)

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13
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2nd Party System

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Democrats
Free Soil
Whigs

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Democrat stance:

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popular sovereignty

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15
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Free Soil stance:

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Wilmot Proviso

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16
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Whig stance:

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no position

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17
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Texas Boundary Dispute

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Taylor sides with New Mexico, South sides with Texas. Civil war delayed by Taylor’s death and compromise 1850

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18
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Taylor replaced by

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Fillmore

19
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Compromise of 1850 (by _____)

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Henry Clay:

  1. California = free
  2. NM & Utah = pop sov
  3. Fugitive slave law ^
  4. Outlaw slave trade in DC
  5. Assume TX debt
20
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Period 1790-1860

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“Antebellum Period”

21
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by _______

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

22
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Kansas Nebraska act

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Trans-continental railroad placement question resolved by Douglas’ deal

23
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Douglas’ deal

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Slavery opened to Pop Sov and railroad goes through Chicago

24
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Consequence of K-N act

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Whig party destroyed
Growth of Southern Rights Party
Third Political Party System

25
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Third Political Party System

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American “Know Nothing” Party
Republican Party
Democrats

26
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“Know Nothing” Stance:

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Anti-immigration

Anti-politician

27
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Republican Party

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Oppose EXPANSION of slavery

28
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Bleeding Kansas

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Series of conflicts over question of Kansas status on slavery

29
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John Brown

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Believed to be sent by God to kill southerners

30
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Caning of Charles Sumner

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Northern senator who uses Bleeding Kansas as a warning. Insults senator Butler of SC. Butler’s nephew beats Sumner with a cane

31
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Dred Scott case

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Question of Scott’s freedom (had lived in free territory with master John Emerson) opposed by Emerson’s widow

32
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Dred Scott decision

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Blacks have NO rights

Missouri Compromise = unconstitutional

33
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Slave Power Conspiracy

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Fear planters would expand slavery so much to take white’s jobs in north

34
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Two types of republicans

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Abolitionists

Anti-slavery

35
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Democrats

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Southern Rights Party

36
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Lincoln Douglas Debates

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Debates over slavery question

  • “A house divided cannot stand”
  • Lincoln is still racist
37
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Harper’s Ferry

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John Brown’s rebellion:

  • seize arsenal
  • recaptured and Brown hanged
38
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Abraham Lincoln elected symbolizes…

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means north has more power

39
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South Carolina on election…

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secedes

40
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Fort Sumter

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Lincoln needs to resupply fort, South Carolina won’t allow it. Attacks fort, war begins

41
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“I cannot draw my sword against my own country” -

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Robert E. Lee

42
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North Advantages

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  1. Numbers (4:1)
  2. Industrial economy
  3. Railroads
  4. Wealth
43
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Lincoln’s initial objective

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“Save the Union”

44
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South Advantages

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  1. Better leadership (generals)

2. Better fighters

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