The Impending Crisis
... special minister, John Slidell, to try to buy off the Mexicans. But Mexican leaders rejected Slidell’s offer to purchase the disputed territories. On January 13, 1846, as soon as he heard the news, Polk ordered Taylor’s army in Texas to move across the Nueces to the Rio Grande. For months, the Mexic ...
... special minister, John Slidell, to try to buy off the Mexicans. But Mexican leaders rejected Slidell’s offer to purchase the disputed territories. On January 13, 1846, as soon as he heard the news, Polk ordered Taylor’s army in Texas to move across the Nueces to the Rio Grande. For months, the Mexic ...
SECTION 5 The Compromise of 1850
... was next to the slave state of Missouri. In an era that would come to be known as "Bleeding Kansas," the territory would become a battleground over the slavery question Bloodshed in Kansas After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, settlers poured into Kansas. Most were peaceful farmers looki ...
... was next to the slave state of Missouri. In an era that would come to be known as "Bleeding Kansas," the territory would become a battleground over the slavery question Bloodshed in Kansas After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, settlers poured into Kansas. Most were peaceful farmers looki ...
APUSH-Review-Key-Concept-5.1
... “Enthusiasm for U.S. territorial expansion, fueled by economic and national security interests and supported by claims of U.S. racial and cultural superiority, resulted in war, opening of new markets, acquisition of new territory, and increased ideological conflicts.” – pg 44 of the curriculum fra ...
... “Enthusiasm for U.S. territorial expansion, fueled by economic and national security interests and supported by claims of U.S. racial and cultural superiority, resulted in war, opening of new markets, acquisition of new territory, and increased ideological conflicts.” – pg 44 of the curriculum fra ...
The Republic of Texas (cont`d)
... • In the election of 1848, candidates had to discuss their views on the slavery expansion. Lewis Cass (Democrat) favored popular sovereignty but vague on details Whig war hero, Zachary Taylor, refused to take a position on the Wilmot Proviso. Free-Soil Party Martin Van Buren as a spoiler ...
... • In the election of 1848, candidates had to discuss their views on the slavery expansion. Lewis Cass (Democrat) favored popular sovereignty but vague on details Whig war hero, Zachary Taylor, refused to take a position on the Wilmot Proviso. Free-Soil Party Martin Van Buren as a spoiler ...
Sample
... growing number of Americans who instigated a coup in time. Caught between these migration patterns, Great Plains Indians both fought with and assisted the pioneers; slowly, their access to open land diminished as the American settlements expanded. Further conflicts lay ahead for ultimate dominance o ...
... growing number of Americans who instigated a coup in time. Caught between these migration patterns, Great Plains Indians both fought with and assisted the pioneers; slowly, their access to open land diminished as the American settlements expanded. Further conflicts lay ahead for ultimate dominance o ...
1 - cloudfront.net
... Battle of San Jacinto Texas annexation Oregon Trail James K. Polk “54-40 or Fight!” Oregon Compromise Slidell Mission Bear Flag “Revolution” John C. Fremont Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo “All Mexico” Wilmot Proviso Zachary Taylor ...
... Battle of San Jacinto Texas annexation Oregon Trail James K. Polk “54-40 or Fight!” Oregon Compromise Slidell Mission Bear Flag “Revolution” John C. Fremont Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo “All Mexico” Wilmot Proviso Zachary Taylor ...
Reconstruction
... Becomes President • Shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 • Johnson, former slave-owner and Democrat from South, now overseeing Reconstruction • Congress adjourns in Spring • “Presidential Reconstruction” ...
... Becomes President • Shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 • Johnson, former slave-owner and Democrat from South, now overseeing Reconstruction • Congress adjourns in Spring • “Presidential Reconstruction” ...
Era of Good Feelings
... •Against Slavery and opposed any steps of the U.S. Govt. to believed the U.S. Govt. must abolish it. try and abolish it. ...
... •Against Slavery and opposed any steps of the U.S. Govt. to believed the U.S. Govt. must abolish it. try and abolish it. ...
Ch. 12 PP
... •Against Slavery and opposed any steps of the U.S. Govt. to believed the U.S. Govt. must abolish it. try and abolish it. ...
... •Against Slavery and opposed any steps of the U.S. Govt. to believed the U.S. Govt. must abolish it. try and abolish it. ...
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE COMING CRISIS, 1850s
... The Case: Dred Scott was born into slavery in 1795. In the 1830s, Scott had been purchased by Army surgeon John Emerson and accompanied him to military posts in the free state of Illinois and Wisconsin Territory where slavery was barred under the Missouri Compromise of 1820. After Emerson’s death in ...
... The Case: Dred Scott was born into slavery in 1795. In the 1830s, Scott had been purchased by Army surgeon John Emerson and accompanied him to military posts in the free state of Illinois and Wisconsin Territory where slavery was barred under the Missouri Compromise of 1820. After Emerson’s death in ...
Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz F
... b. Giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers c. The destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement *d. Giving out government jobs as political rewards for working for the election of the winning candidate Tip: The “spoils system” is associated with Andrew Jackson and with Martin Van ...
... b. Giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers c. The destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement *d. Giving out government jobs as political rewards for working for the election of the winning candidate Tip: The “spoils system” is associated with Andrew Jackson and with Martin Van ...
File - AP United States History
... Buren, prospective presidential candidates for the Whig and Democratic parties, met and agreed to reject annexation, fearing it might spark war with Mexico. They were trying to keep slavery out of national politics. • Clay received the Whig nomination • Democratic convention southerners bent on anne ...
... Buren, prospective presidential candidates for the Whig and Democratic parties, met and agreed to reject annexation, fearing it might spark war with Mexico. They were trying to keep slavery out of national politics. • Clay received the Whig nomination • Democratic convention southerners bent on anne ...
War Powers: An Introduction - Northern Illinois University
... do anything about the matter. A few weeks later, on Feb. 22, 1819, Spain signed a treaty with the United States in which it ceded Florida in return for which the United States assumed the claims by American citizens against Spain to the extent of $5 million. It was an achievement that greatly enhanc ...
... do anything about the matter. A few weeks later, on Feb. 22, 1819, Spain signed a treaty with the United States in which it ceded Florida in return for which the United States assumed the claims by American citizens against Spain to the extent of $5 million. It was an achievement that greatly enhanc ...
AP US History Review 2009 Session #1 Columbus
... Ch. 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812 John Adams: One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was – Adams’s refusal to take the country to war against France [Alien and Sedition Acts] Thomas Jefferson: In the elect ...
... Ch. 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812 John Adams: One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was – Adams’s refusal to take the country to war against France [Alien and Sedition Acts] Thomas Jefferson: In the elect ...
Marbury v. Madison
... In 1854, Stephen Douglas introduced a bill in Congress that would organize which of the following territory? The remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories, each to determine the slavery question by popular sovereignty. ...
... In 1854, Stephen Douglas introduced a bill in Congress that would organize which of the following territory? The remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories, each to determine the slavery question by popular sovereignty. ...
Map Exercise – Territorial Growth of the United States
... 3. Write the letter of the description within the correct territory (red pen). 5 pts A. Congress annexed this territory by a joint resolution in 1845. B. Great Britain agreed in 1846 to give control of this territory south of the 49th parallel. C. The United States acquired this territory in 1848 th ...
... 3. Write the letter of the description within the correct territory (red pen). 5 pts A. Congress annexed this territory by a joint resolution in 1845. B. Great Britain agreed in 1846 to give control of this territory south of the 49th parallel. C. The United States acquired this territory in 1848 th ...
Chapter 14 The Territorial Expansion of the United States 1830s
... From 1845 to 1848, the territory of the United States grew by an astounding 70 percent. This expansion, pushed by economic desires and feelings of American cultural superiority, led directly to the emergence of slavery as the dominant issue in national politics. a. The Wilmot Proviso In 1846, almost ...
... From 1845 to 1848, the territory of the United States grew by an astounding 70 percent. This expansion, pushed by economic desires and feelings of American cultural superiority, led directly to the emergence of slavery as the dominant issue in national politics. a. The Wilmot Proviso In 1846, almost ...
Sectional Conflict and Shattered Union, 1848
... The Know-Nothing movement was symptomatic of tensions during the 1850s arising from a. differences of opinion over the extension of slavery to the territories. b. splits within the abolitionist movement between Garrisonians and moderates. c. the rapid growth of Catholic immigration. d. economic shif ...
... The Know-Nothing movement was symptomatic of tensions during the 1850s arising from a. differences of opinion over the extension of slavery to the territories. b. splits within the abolitionist movement between Garrisonians and moderates. c. the rapid growth of Catholic immigration. d. economic shif ...
The Northwest Ordinance foreshadowed the rights of
... In two articles, the Northwest Ordinance mentions the Native Americans within this region: "The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never ...
... In two articles, the Northwest Ordinance mentions the Native Americans within this region: "The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never ...
Background to the Gettysburg Address
... Differences led to sectionalism or the greater loyalty many Americans felt towards their own section (North/South) Slavery in the New Territories: The addition of new Western territories posed the problem of whether an extension of slavery should be permitted Southerners felt that extending sl ...
... Differences led to sectionalism or the greater loyalty many Americans felt towards their own section (North/South) Slavery in the New Territories: The addition of new Western territories posed the problem of whether an extension of slavery should be permitted Southerners felt that extending sl ...
Chapter 12 Outline - Reform and Politics, 1824–1845
... The enormous transformation of the United States after the War of 1812 and the religious revival movement known as the Second Great Awakening sparked a fervor for reform beginning in the 1830s. The “second political system,” made up of the Whig Party and the Jacksonian Democrats, emerged during the ...
... The enormous transformation of the United States after the War of 1812 and the religious revival movement known as the Second Great Awakening sparked a fervor for reform beginning in the 1830s. The “second political system,” made up of the Whig Party and the Jacksonian Democrats, emerged during the ...
Presidency Chart – James Madison (1809
... The Northern states have a majority in the House of Rep. (b/c they have more pop.) and they pass a bill called the Tallmadge Amendment. It stated (1) no more slaves could be brought to Missouri and (2) children born to slave parents would be free in Missouri (gradual emancipation). The Senate wa ...
... The Northern states have a majority in the House of Rep. (b/c they have more pop.) and they pass a bill called the Tallmadge Amendment. It stated (1) no more slaves could be brought to Missouri and (2) children born to slave parents would be free in Missouri (gradual emancipation). The Senate wa ...
Lesson: Prelude to the Civil War Author: Joe Waite Grade Level
... advanced classes on this subject in which you’ll have to read some of these massive books. Maybe you want to read massive books about the Civil War for fun, like I do. Either way, understand that this is a very brief text that will attempt to introduce to you about this very important time in Americ ...
... advanced classes on this subject in which you’ll have to read some of these massive books. Maybe you want to read massive books about the Civil War for fun, like I do. Either way, understand that this is a very brief text that will attempt to introduce to you about this very important time in Americ ...
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War. The conflict over the proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.Congressman David Wilmot first introduced the proviso in the United States House of Representatives on August 8, 1846, as a rider on a $2,000,000 appropriations bill intended for the final negotiations to resolve the Mexican–American War (this was only three months into the two-year war). It passed the House but failed in the Senate, where the South had greater representation. It was reintroduced in February 1847 and again passed the House and failed in the Senate. In 1848, an attempt to make it part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo also failed. Sectional political disputes over slavery in the Southwest continued until the Compromise of 1850.