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APUSH 15-16 vocab

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show the brutal practice of breaking or training enslaved people to submit to authority through harsh physical and psychological methods.  
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show African American folk music characterized by call-and-response patterns. This musical form played a crucial role in both religious gatherings and slave communities, fostering communal participation and offering a means of expression  
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Nat Turner's Rebellion   show
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show Spanish slave ship seized in 1839 by African captives who had been illegally transported to Cuba. The subsequent legal battle, known as the Amistad case, played a pivotal role in the abolitionist movement,  
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The American Colonization Society   show
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show served as a resettlement destination for freed African-American slaves, reflecting the complex dynamics of abolitionism and racial attitudes in antebellum America.  
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An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World   show
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show newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison in 1831, playing a pivotal role in the antebellum period by advocating for the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of enslaved individuals, fueling the abolitionist movement  
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show autobiographical work that powerfully exposes the brutality of slavery, serving as a compelling abolitionist tool and providing a firsthand account of the dehumanizing experiences endured by African Americans  
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show served as a symbolic and geographic boundary between the Northern and Southern states, associated with the divisive issue of slavery, ultimately foreshadowing the tensions that would lead to the Civil War.  
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show series of congressional resolutions aimed at suppressing anti-slavery petitions, reflecting the increasing tension over the slavery issue in the pre-Civil War United States by limiting discussions of abolition in the House of Representatives.  
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show autobiographical accounts written by formerly enslaved individuals, providing crucial firsthand insights into the brutal realities of slavery in America, serving as powerful tools for abolitionist movements  
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Nat Turner   show
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Theodore Dwight Weld   show
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show abolitionist and newspaper editor, wrote the liberator  
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show African American abolitionist, known for his incendiary pamphlet "Walker's Appeal," advocated for the immediate and uncompromising emancipation of enslaved individuals,  
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Sojourner Truth   show
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show African American abolitionist and former slave, wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass , known for writings and speeches  
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show bloodless boundary dispute between the United States and Britain over the Maine-Canada border, ultimately resolved by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, preventing potential armed conflict and solidifying diplomatic relations.  
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Manifest Destiny   show
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“Fifty-four forty or fight”   show
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spot resolutions   show
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California Bear Flag Republic   show
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Battle of Buena Vista   show
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show signed in 1848, marked the end of the Mexican-American War and resulted in significant territorial gains for the United States like California, Arizona, New Mexico ...  
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show active from 1793 to 1860, were a faction within the Whig Party who opposed the spread of slavery into new territories, reflecting the growing tensions over the issue and foreshadowing the deepening divide  
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Wilmot Proviso   show
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John Tyler   show
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James K. Polk   show
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show American military officer during the mid-19th century, best known for his role in the Mexican-American War and the expansion of the United States into the West, particularly for his capture of Santa Fe in 1846.  
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show explorer, military officer, and the first Republican candidate for president, whose expeditions in the Western territories and advocacy for abolitionism  
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Winfield Scott   show
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Nicholas P. Trist   show
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David Wilmot   show
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