Period 5 1844-1877

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James K. Polk

  • Dark horse president elected in 1844

  • supported annexation of Texas despite Mexican conflict

  • Manifest Destiny

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo/Mexican secession (1848)

  • Ended Mexican-American war

  • Mexico surrounded around half of its territory and abandoned claims on Texas

  • Recognized the border at the Rio Grande

  • America paid Mexico $15 million

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

  • Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that revealed harsh realities of slavery

  • Increased sectional tensions and Northern support for abolition

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Hiram Revels

  • First African-American in Congress

  • Representation of change during Reconstruction

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Emancipation Proclamation

  • Shifted the purpose of the Civil War to be slavery rather than preserving the Union

  • Would keep Britain from supporting the Confederate cause

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Gettysburg Address

  • Called for a New Birth of Freedom

  • Dedicated a cemetery but also reignited spirits

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Annexation of Texas 1845

  • If they were to join the Union, they would upset the free/slave balance and risk a war with Mexico

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Oregon Trail

  • Missouri to Oregon

  • Pioneers looking for opportunity, land, and economic prospects

  • Difficult path with weather, disease, and encounters M

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Santa Fe Trail

  • Built connections between US and Mexico and helped grow commerce

  • Instrumental in building economyh and moving American settlers after war with Mexico

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Mormon Trail

  • Illinois to Utah

  • After Joseph Smith’s murder, Brigham Young followers sought a safe haven to practice their faith without fear of persecution

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Mexican-American War

  • Caused by annexation of Texas and dispute over boundary between US and Mexico

  • Mexico declined Polk’s offer to purchase land while Polk sent troops into disputed territory, so Mexico fired, then Congress declared war

  • Zachary Taylor led US troops, others gained military experience and prestige which helped them in the Civil War

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Gold Rush

  • Cities like San Francisco exploded - small mine towns/boom towns where 49ers settled

  • Wealthy white businessmen owned mines, but the mines were worked by impoverished laborers

  • Led to an influx of Chinese immigration

  • Led to a desire for a transcontinental railroad

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civil war duh