western expansion and succession

2nd quiz of q2

Manifest Destiny

Belief that Americans destined to expand westward.

Stephen F. Austin

Oversaw American settlement in Mexican-Texas.

Alamo

Famous battle; Texans faced 3,000 Mexican troops.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Mexico ceded territory for $15 million.

California Gold Rush

Mass migration to California for gold in 1849.

Wilmot Proviso

Proposal to ban slavery in new territories.

Compromise of 1850

Settled disputes over slavery in new territories.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Novel highlighting the horrors of slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery.

Bleeding Kansas

Violence over slavery in Kansas territory.

Dred Scott Decision

Supreme Court ruled slaves were not citizens.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Debates focused on slavery's expansion into territories.

Harpers Ferry

John Brown's raid to incite slave rebellion.

Election of 1860

Lincoln's victory led to Southern secession.

Secession

Southern states left the Union after Lincoln's election.

James K. Polk

President known for aggressive territorial expansion.

Bear Flag Rebellion

Revolt against Mexican rule in California.

Election of 1848

Taylor won with no clear popular mandate.

California's Statehood

California petitioned to enter as a free state.

Fugitive Slave Law

Stronger laws to capture escaped slaves.

John Brown

Abolitionist who led violent anti-slavery actions.

Charles Sumner

Senator attacked for anti-slavery speeches.

Zachary Taylor

Whig president during the Gold Rush era.

Robert E. Lee

Notable military leader during the Mexican-American War.

Ulysses S. Grant

Future Union general during the Civil War.

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States of America.

P.G.T. Beauregard

Led Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.