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History 225 with Guerrier at James Madison University

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By: stacey nisenson
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Historical Viewpoints: Notable Articles from American Heritage, Volume 1 (9th Edition)

Historical Viewpoints: Notable Articles from American Heritage, Volume II (9th Edition)

These United States: The Questions of Our Past, Concise Edition, Volume 2 (4th Edition)
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Webster-ashburton treaty

would keep about 4.5 million acres of the 7.7 million in dispute along the Canadian American boundary the province of new Brunswick would get the rest, agreed to join Britain in supporting a naval squadron stationed off the African coast to capture slave shops to bring Africans to America

Texas

entered into the union as a slave state in December 1845

James Polk

won the election because james Birney drew enough antislavery voters from clay to give Polk new York and win a paper thin majority

Manifest destiny

justify policies based on selfish national interest, superiority of American civilization

50-40 or fight

refers to a particular line of latitude which defined the northern-most extent of the Oregon Country, a territory which was disputed and claimed jointly by both the United States and Great Britain

Oregon treaty of 1846

This agreement set the boundary between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel west of the Rocky Mountains, veering around Vancouver Island and then proceeding through the Strait of San Juan de Fuca.

Stephen Austin

established the first American colony on the banks of the Brazos river

Santa Anna

marched north with an army to punish the Texans and confiscate their arms

William Travis

prepared to challenge Santa ana at the Alamo

Sam Houston

commander in chief of the Texas army created a constitution that recognized slavery and granted each citizen a square league of land

Battle of san Jacinto

Houston?s troops attacked the Mexicans and defeated them

Monterey

in California 1776

40 or fight

refers to a particular line of latitude which defined the northern-most extent of the Oregon Country, a territory which was disputed and claimed jointly by both the United States and Great Britain

Manifest Destiny

justify policies based on selfish national interest, superiority of American civilization

Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo

gave the us the provinces of California and new Mexico and confirmed the rio Grande as the southwestern boundary of Texas

Gadsden purchase

to build a single transcontinental railroad to link the east with the west

Wilmont proviso

never approved by both houses of congress, never approved, serve to politicize slavery

Lewis cass

created popular sovereignty: people that live in the territory decide for themselves, regulate their own internal concern

Popular sovereignty

deny the power of congress to interfere with slavery in the states

William Lloyd garrison

best known abolitionist

Free soil

exclusion of slavery from territories, south can keep there slaves, no expansion of slavery

Free soil party

1848 one issue, nominate martin van buren and supporter Freemont proviso

Stephen Douglas

senator, the measure will pass

Compromise of 1850

1) California gets to enter the union as a free state, end the balance between free slave states 2) Texas and new Mexico act: make new Mexico an organized territory government, set border of new Mexico and Texas 3) Utah act: Utah territory which includes Nevada and Utah 4) given authority over all rightful subjects of legislation

Utah act

Utah territory which includes Nevada and Utah 4) given authority over all rightful subjects of legislation

Fugitive slave act of 1850

deprived suspected runaway slaves of virtually every right normally granted in American jurisprudence to those accused of violating the law

Underground railroad

guide slaves to freedom, getting small numbers of people out of the south into Canada

Harriet beecher stowe

published uncle toms cabin : story of the brutality of slavery that will become a best seller, portray slaves as sympathetic characters

Kansas Nebraska act

may of 1854 divided the democrats and destroyed wig party restated the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries

Texas and new Mexico act

make new Mexico an organized territory government, set border of new Mexico and Texas

John brown

led a raid on Pottawatomie creek attack settlement in rage attack browns settle Osawatomie

Charles Sumner

gave a speech denouncing actions of pro slavers in Kansas, Preston books will walk onto summers desk and beat Sumner to death

Butler

will resign and win

Lecompton constitution

make Kansas a slave state

Lincoln Douglas debates

Douglas won reelection

Robert e lee

lieutenant cournel and jeb Stuart they reinforce militia company and jeb Stuart recaptures arsenal

John Breckenridge

of Kentucky for president for southern democrats

Constitutional union party

nominate john bell

Confederate states of America

elected Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stevens will be vice president, frame of government like the old constitution

Fort Moultrie

near Charleston, facing commands by south carolinanians to surrender, Anderson will move his men to fort Sumter

Star of the west

entered Charleston harbor and apported fort Sumter it was brining in food and medical stuff, sc opens fire and drives it off which are the first shots of the civil war

John Crittenden

senator of Kentucky propose an agreement

Peace conference

meet in Delaware , reestablish the Missouri compromise and fails

Beauregard

surrender at fort Sumter

Writ of habeas corpus

if you get arrested a judge can demand that the arresting officers that the person can be presented,

Pea ridge

over the border of Missouri victory of march of 1862 efforts to secure Missouri

Jonathon Jackson

there stands Jackson like a stonewall but holds down and allows time for reinforcement

Joe Johnston

bring confederate reinforcements by rail from the west

Anaconda plan

that Scott came up with for long turn war

Army of Potomac

putting pressure at Richmond and defending Washington

Merrimack

destroyed us navy ships blocking Norfolk area

Monitor: union

march 8 th Virginia emerged sinking

Monitor

union march 8 th Virginia emerged sinking

Fortress Monroe

union forces hang on to it 1862 navy will extend its bases down the Carolina coast

David Farragut

force his way up to Mississippi and capture new Orleans and takes Memphis

Albert Sidney Johnston

had about 40 thousand guys

Ulysses s grant

will move toward fort Henry on Cumberland river then taking fort donelson victories opened water route to Nashville

William Sherman

rally troops at Pittsburg landing and yanks were battered by this