By what year did the US have basically all of modern day US (besides alaska/hawaii/etc.) 1850 When Americans go to texas due to Mexican govt. bonuses but new dictator comes in, `year`: `war name` breaks out, Americans led by `leader` gain independence (but are rejected by U.S.) year: 1836 war name: Battle of San Jacinto leader: Sam Houston Place on West claimed by British & Americans but lots of Americans migrate there Oregon Where did the middle class people migrating come from Old Northwest What does Polk want to do with Texas and Oregon annex Oregon compromise was over what parallel with Britain to be top of Oregon 49th Tension grows with what country after Annexation of Texas Mexico `year`: `war` breaks out with Mexico over California and New Mexico, led by `leader` year: 1846 war: Mexican War leader: Zachary Taylor How does America end Mexican war when they beat them in America but they don't surrender seize mexico city To end Mexican war, `negotiator` gets `treaty` negotiator: Nicholas Trist treaty: Treaty of Guadalape Hidalgo In 1848 campaign what shakes existing political parties when this party gets a lot of votes free soil party Who gets voted after Polk taylor When did Gold rush "Forty Niners" come to California 1848 Overwhelming majority of population was what white men Bill introduced by old clay to handle conflict over slavery in new states (California, New Mexico, etc.) compromise of 1850 Person that splits compromise of 1850 "omnibus bill" up and gets it all approved stephen douglas Law passed in compromise of 1850 to return slaves, very controversial fugitive slave act What is crisis over not accepting any new territory due to slavery called sectional crisis Purchase of small strip of mexican territory in 1853 for transcontinental railroad for $10 million gadsden purchase Act made by Douglas to create states that a transconinental railroad goes through, but is very controversial because it repeals missouri compromise and split up the political parties Kansas-Nebraska Act What party is made from people that oppose Kansas-Nebraska Act from both major parties Republican party Person chosen by Democrats because he was not controversial Franklin Pierce Movement supported by Pierce where America should conquer parts of western europe young america Document by Polk hoping to get Cuba for US but north doesn't want new slave state, controversial ostend manifesto Name for the intense guerilla warfare between pro and anti-slavery in Kansas Bleeding Kansas Murder by John brown, sons, and co. killing pro-slavery people Pottawatomie Massacre Person in Senate that gets beaten by Preston Brooks (from South), becoming a Martyr Charles Sumner Beliefs of North free soil free labor Belief by North that South will replace government with Aristocracy slave power conspiracy Idea that states should get to choose whether they want slavery popular sovereignty Written argument of southern professors in 1834 for slavery The Pro-Slavery argument People that wrote the pro-slavery argument called what southern apologists Democrat that barely won 1856 elections against Republican and weak whigs + weak know-nothings Buchanan View of Republicans federalist What is Buchanan's personality, led to more division as economic depression hits North and they become Republican timid Economic depression during Buchanan panic of 1857 Court case in which supreme court decides blacks can't sue because they aren't citizen, makes Missouri Compromise unconstitutional Dred Scott v. Sandford Constitution written by pro-slavery people in Kansas but rejected by the majority of population twice lecompton Constitution Who does republican party elect for 1858 Illionois congressional against democratic Douglas Lincoln What does Lincoln do to be more popular Lincon-Douglas Debates Who loses but becomes more popular in the 1858 Illionis congressional elections Lincoln Planned violent uprising by John Brown that led to his execution but made Southerners want to secede because they thought govt. did it Harpers Ferry Person that leads Republican party to president in 1860 (under 40% because of divisions but split between 4 candidates so he wins) Lincoln Process that began after Lincoln's election disunion Amendment that slavery can't be in territory ceded from Mexico Wilmot proviso