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Chapter 2-3: Westward Expansion and Sectional Conflict

Key Words/terms: Texas Revolution:1833 when Antonio Lopes de Santan Anna became dictator of Mexico after becoming president, Texans got mad and started a rebellion.

Mexican Cession: Mexico surrendered all claims to Texas and gave them a large territory.

Popular Sovereignty: Any new Territories relied on this. Allowed all citizens of each new Territory to vote to permit slavery.

Compromise of 1850: Henry Clay

Kansas- Nebraska Act: Organized new territories on basis of popular sovereignty

Republican Party: Antislavery Democrats, free-soilers and whigs, all anti-slavery political party

Dred Scott: Court ruled scott was not a citizen and therefore could not bring suit in U.S courts

Confederate States of America: 1861, delegates from Georgia, Louisiana and Texas to draft a constitution for the Confederate States of America.

Manifest Destiny: Phrase expressed belief held by many Americans that God intended the U.S to expand westward.

Key People: Juan Seguin: Critisized Mexcio's gov. during 1830's and joined rebels during Texas Rev. Mayor of San Antonio.

John Brown: led by him the Pottawatonie

Abraham Lincoln: Won election 1860 w/ 40% of pop. vote

Key Events:

South West- Lure of the West- Brink of war-
 * the manifest destiny is a phrase expressed belief that God wanted them to extend westward to pacific ocean.
 * 1835, Texas Rev. Mexico soldiers Killed all Texan troops occuping the Alamo a cotholic mission. 1836, treaty signed for independence to Texas.
 * Juan Seguin. Falsely accused of being loyal to Mexico and was forced to resign in 1842. Fled to Mexico and then returned to texas and grew old and died in 1890
 * 1844, James K. Polk elected president of texas wanted it to be part of U.S so Mexico attacked U.D and we declared war.
 * We won in 1848, treaty. Texas given to us plus cali., Nevada and Utah plus parts of Arizona, colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
 * Cali w/ gold in 1848 pop. went to 100,00 by end of 1849
 * Native Amer. helped pioneers as guides but they got diseases from pioneers that killed may indians and they tried to drive out settlers after they killed many wild life
 * slavery expanded
 * Uncle Tom's Cabin very popular
 * John Brown
 * Republican party included Antislavery Democrats, free-soilers and whigs, all anti-slavery political party
 * Abraham Lincoln won election 1860 very popular.