American Civil War 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASOCR Created by: ultimateredheadCreated on: 04-01-16 16:50 Came up with the terms of many compromises e.g. the Missouri Compromise Henry Clay 1 of 22 The belief that western expansion is justified by God Manifest Destiny 2 of 22 Many whites opposed slavery for this reason Lower wages 3 of 22 Led a 'successful' slave revolt in 1831 Nat Turner 4 of 22 1803- America bought 530 million acres of land for more France for western expansion Lousiana Purchase 5 of 22 1819- If Missouri is admitted as a slave state then further slave immigration to that state should be banned. Tallmadge amendment 6 of 22 Included the rule that slavery would not permitted in territory North of 36'30 Missouri Compromise 7 of 22 Tax on foreign imports to protect Northern products from cheap competition from abroad Tariff 8 of 22 Texans lost a 12 day seige to the Mexicans Alamo 9 of 22 Joined the Union 1845 Texas 10 of 22 Higher tariff- 1828 Tariff of abominations 11 of 22 1832- South Carolina Nullification crisis 12 of 22 After the war against Mexico, the USA acquired a huge amount of land through this treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo 13 of 22 All the land gained from the war with Mexico should be excluded from slavery Wilmot Proviso 14 of 22 1852- Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin 15 of 22 Slave captured under the Fugitive Slave Act In Boston- attracted national publicity Burns Affair 16 of 22 E.g. Fugitive slaves couldn't be kept in the county jail after capture Liberty Law 17 of 22 Failed plan to buy Cuba from the Spanish Ostend Manifesto 18 of 22 Pro-slavery government set up in Kansas (fraudulent?) Lecompton Constitution 19 of 22 Started as a secret Nativist group -developed into a political party, Know-Nothings 20 of 22 Sued for his freedom in 1857 Dred Scott 21 of 22 Settlers could prevent the spread of slavery if they wanted to, by refusing to enact laws that protected slavery Freeport Doctrine 22 of 22
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