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Manifest Destiny
Started at the end of the war of 1812 to for the US to expand westward as it was destined by God. This mindset continued until US reached the pacific ocean. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner with other slaves went from farm to farm killing every white person. This led to Virginia's legislature to decleare proposals to slave abolition due to slavery becoming a threat. However this just led to tighter control on slaves. -
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Spoil system
Jackson added money to small banks which caused a depression. Which spoiled. -
James Polk defeats Henry Clay in Election
Henry Clay gets defeated in his last chance to become Americcan president. Henry Clay was a part of the Whigs which was the weaker of the two man parties in America, Whigs and the Democrats. -
Manifest Destiny Coined
Coined by John Sullivan to outline the new mindset of expansion to the west. -
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Mexican American war
America fights with Mexico to fight them win land that they stole from Mexico, after accusing that mexicans killed americans on american soil. -
Wilmot's Proviso
Written by David Proviso, and fought for no slavery on lands gained by Mexican-American war. he envisioned California as a place where free white Pennsylvanians could work without the competition of slave labor. -
Gold Rush California
Gold was found at Sutters mill, Calfornia which led into mass migration to Calfornia for Gold and created huge amounts of business. -
Compromise of 1850
Defused a four year controntation about the lands gained in the Mexican-American war. Admitted California as a freestate and the new mexico and utah lands will be decided by Popular Sovereignty. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide to become a slave or free state. This repealed the missourri comproomise of 1820, as it didnt allow slavery north of latitude 36°30´. -
Ostend Manifesto
Us were to buy Cuba, and will declare if not. -
Lincoln loses Senate Election.
Leads onto a rivalry against Douglas. Leads onto the freeport doctrine and sparks conflict. -
Sack of Lawrence
Le Compton Government, pro-slavery activists, attacked and sacked lawrence Kansas. Inflamed both governments and drove both of them to create Kansas in their own type of state. It drove Kansas to become a free state. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dread Scott moves to free land and sues for freedom
Leads to the unability to ban slavery in any territory. -
Freeport Doctrine
Leads to destruction of democratic party Whigs disperse and Republicans form in most nonslave holding areas.
After nobody is able to agree on kansas nebraska conflict.
