Chapter 13: A House Divided (1840-1861)

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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.

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Lincoln

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition.

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revolutionary period

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

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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.

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Mexico

1848- ________ marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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Thoreau

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

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slavery institution

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

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1847

Americans caught Mexico

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1848

Mexico marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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North; South

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

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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

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immigration

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

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Thoreau

He believes that Unjust laws exist

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William Henry Seward

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

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Birthplace of Texas

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

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1846

Congress proclaimed the battle against Mexico

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Mexico

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

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Lincoln

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition

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Douglas

_________ thought ending slavery would result in war

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Most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution

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

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