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APUSH Unit 5 Test

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John Tyler became president after William Henry Harrison died after 4 weeks in office, described as Democrat in Whig clothing
Election of 1844 Clay (Whig) vs James K Polk (democrat), JKP is first "dark horse" candidate, NY abolitionists voted Liberty party, tipping election to POlk
Texas Annexation Polk mandated for expansion, leading to annexing Texas in 1845
Nueces Strip land area which was disputed between US and Mexico in Texas (Lone Star Republic)
Wilmot Proviso (Mex-US War) resolution to restrict slavery from all Mexican cessions
Treaty of Guadalupe end of Mex-US War, ceded significant portion of Mexico's territory to the US, including California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, in exchange for $15m
Election of 1848 Lewic Cass (Dem) vs Zachary Taylor (Whig) vs Martin Van Buren (Free Soil), Taylor wins
Free Soil Party Opposed slavery in new territories, formed from dissatisfaction with other two parties, "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free men", championed Wilmot Proviso
California Gold Rush in 1848, increased population led to governance and an appliance to statehood
The Great Triumvirate Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun
Compromise of 1850 - California added as free state - abolition of slave trade in D.C - New Mexico and Utah left to popular sovereignty - 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
1850 Fugitive Slave Law - required federal government to aid southern slave owners trying to capture runaway slaves - no jury issued for captured men
Anti-Catholic nativist movement aimed to limit new immigrants' (from Ireland and Germany) political power and cultural influence
Free soil movement believed slavery would outpace the free labor market of the North, leading for the movement to oppose slavery
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