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TopicDefinition
Native American Party "Know-Nothings" "Native" Americans want stricter immigration policies, and tougher nationalization
Samuel Morse Morse code, faster communication
Peculiar Institution A "nicer" way of saying slavery
Frederick Douglas Escapes slavery and writes about his experiences, anti-slavery newspaper
Nat Turner leads revolt in Virginia doesnt work but white northerners are now afraid of slave revolts
Reform Movements Goal of bettering American society
Second Great Awakening Religious wave across U.S anyone can get into heaven religion outside of the church
Separate spheres of influence men and women have separate roles
Abolitionism Abolish slavery movement
American Colonization Society slavery is wrong gradually freeing slaves and sending them to Africa
William Lloyd Garrison anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator Anti-slavery society
Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Toms Cabin Anti-slavery novel
US Mexican War Texas is annexed by US, Mexico does not recognize Texas as being separate from Mexico
James K Polk 11th president
Manifest Destiny It is the US's destiny to go west James K Polk
Zachary Taylor General in the US Mexican war sent by Polk to Texas Mexico boarder
Mariano Arista Ambushes US dragoon on US soil (war w/ US)
Mariano Paredes President of Mexico
Battle of Palo Alto/Resaca de la Palma overwhelming American victories, congress declares war
Battle of Monterrey General Ampudia offers up the city
General Pedro de Ampudia Mexican general gives up Monterrey
Stephen Kearney captures California, Arizona and New Mexico
General Winfeild Scott Sent to capture Mexico City in place of Zachary Taylor
Battle of Bueno Vista Huge US victory, Zachary Taylor vs Santa Anna
Vera Cruz City between Winfeild Scott and Mexico City Scott makes a siege and succeeds
Cerro Gordo Santa Anna takes new army down to Vera Cruz American Victory
Castle of Chapultepec Castle in Mexico city, key to US victory
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo California, New Mexico, Nevada are now US territory
Lewis Cass Democratic party's 1848 campaign
Zachary Taylor 12th president 1848 election
Free-Soil Party All territory gained in Mexico war should be slavery free
Forty-Niners Gold Rush in California, massive immigration from around the world
California Gold Rush statehood is on the table
Wilmot Proviso proposed slavery be prohibited from territory gained from Mexico
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay, California is free state, no restrictions on the rest, no selling of slaves in DC
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