Chapter 13: A House Divided (1840-1861)

John O' Sullivan

________ coined the expression "Manifest Destiny "which was based on the assumption that Americans had been chosen by going to civilize the world.

Lincoln

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition.

revolutionary period

During the ________, Native American gatherings populated and controlled bits of Texas.

Brazos

The Tonkawas, living along the ________ and Colorado streams, aligned themselves with the Texans and filled in as aides and warriors against more unfriendly Indian gatherings.

Mexico

1848- ________ marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Thoreau

________ does not feel that the government guarantees individual freedom in the best way.

slavery institution

The ________ was very important for the southern agricultural plantation economy.

1847

Americans caught Mexico

1848

Mexico marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

North; South

The _________ had abolished slavery, while the __________ was still for slavery

Manifest Destiny

It was the belief that the US had the destiny to stretch the boundaries of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

immigration

__________ is what turned America from childhood to manhood and into a great nation on this earth

Thoreau

He believes that Unjust laws exist

William Henry Seward

He makes a point that a country cannot survive being separated like the north and south

Birthplace of Texas

Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the ______________

1846

Congress proclaimed the battle against Mexico

Mexico

________ took repeated steps to limit or abolish slavery in Texas.

Lincoln

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition

Douglas

_________ thought ending slavery would result in war

Most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution

Refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by "Siete Leyes"