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Andrew Jackson
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Underground Railroad
1810-1850 100’s of slaves per yearLoose networkVery few people know of the big picture Only know the local picture Homes were called stations These stations were run by station masters People who financed this were called stock holdersConductors moved slaves from house to houseSlaves would move 10-20 miles at a time at night They would stay at the station until the next station master knew that they were coming .Mainly Financed by vigilance comittees. -
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Second Great Awakening
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Immigration
Over 5 million people immigrated to the US during this time period. Around 4 were from Europe, half being Irish and the other half being German or English. American people wanted the immigrants from europe to come to the US, unlike the Asian or other immigrants during the time. -
Turner's Rebellion
A slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. Slaves killed around 60 white people, selecting them at random. In reaction, the state executed 56 slaves associated with the rebellion and mobs supposedly killed hundreds more. -
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Martin Van Buren
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Harriet Tubman
She was a slave during this time period. At one point she was beat for not helping track an escaped slave, so went on to help the underground railroad and help other slaves escape from their owners. -
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William Henry Harrison
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John Tyler
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Prigg V. Pennsylvania
Prigg is a slave owner who crosses a state line to catch a slave (Margaret Morgan) into pennsylvania, and the local official require sofficial documents to return a slave to the slave owner. The documents that prigg submits to the officials, the officials claim that the documents weren't enough information to get them back. When he takes them back, Prigg gets arrested for anti-kidnapping laws. -
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James K. Polk
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Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot proposes an amendment to a millitary appropriations bill, stating that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any territory gained from Mexico.All of the new states would become free, but would make the equal states uneven. Doesn't pass congress.• Doesn’t pass congress -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo came at the end of the Mexican-American war. Mexico had lost the war, and had no option other than to make a treaty with America that would officially end the war. The treaty resulted in a large amount of land gained for America. -
Gold Rush
The Gold Rush originally began in California, in 1848, when two men found gold particles in a water mill around current day Sacramento. They tried to keep this discovery private, but rumors eventually spread and many people were rushing to California in search of the valuable metal. -
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Zachary Taylor
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Compromise of 1850
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Fugitive Slave Act
Gives federal officials in free states the ability to enforce slave laws. Makes it a felony to harbor fugitives. People in the free states could be summoned to search for runaway slaves. -
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Millard Fillmore
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stove, describing the problems of slavery and telling a story about a family seeking freedom. Goes on to sell over a million copies in 2 years. -
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Franklin Pierce
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Republican Party
Founded in 1854, the republican party was a newly formed party that went against most of the ideas democrats at the time held, with goals to get rid of slavery in territories and wanting to focus more on internal/inward improvement. The party was initially very popular in the north. -
Kansas Nebraska Bill
Created by Stephen Douglas. The Kansas-Nebraska territory was wanted for railroad lines, so he wanted to establish it as a territroy. He wanted laws regarding slavery to be up to the territory's residents, but it was a part of the Louisiana Purchase and Missouri Compromise line, so the slavery part had to be taken out. -
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Bleeding Kansas
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James Buchanan
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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave, owned first by Peter Blow before being sold to John Emerson. While a slave, he went with Emerson to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri. During this point in time, Illinois and Wisconsin were free states, while Missouri was a slave state. After Emerson died, his wife maintained ownership of Scott. Scott asked her for his freedom, and when she refused, he went to court, saying that because he held residency in free states that he should be eligible for freedom. -
Panic of 1857
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Lecompton Constitution
A pro-slavery constitution that gets overwhelmingly defeated, but president Buchanan attempts to pass parts of it through congress still. He then puts the constitution through again, but it fails, sparking a national discussion on slavery. -
John Brown
Against slavery, led insurrection and a raid against the federal armory in Kansas. Tried and executed for treason. Played a major role in the start of the war.
