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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1844 Whig presidential candidate | Henry Clay |
| A major issue of the 1844 election | Slavery |
| States won in the Mexican War | California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming |
| Walker Tariff | permitted tea and coffee to enter the country without tax |
| Texas declares independence in this year | 1836 |
| Who heads the Texas army | Sam Houston |
| First president of Lone Star Republic | Sam Houston |
| 1845- Two states enter as what | Texas and Florida enter as slave states |
| Santa Fe trail | Trade trail that goes from Independence, Missouri, ended in Santa Fe, Mexico |
| Methodist missionaries travel where and do what | Oregon trail, convert Native Americans |
| Oregon attracted settlers which lead to what regarding GB | Border dispuit |
| Who founded the church of the latter day saints (mormons) | Joseph Smith |
| Smith runs for president in 1844 and the americans react like | object to polygamy |
| What is Smith's fate? | Imprisoned for starting a riot and murdered by a mob |