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1 The Coming of the Civil War

2 Texan Annexation 1836: voted to join U.S.
Southerners and Democrats said yes Northerners and Whigs said no Feared war with Mexico

3 War with Mexico March 1845: Mexico broke relations with U.S.
U.S. claimed Rio Grande Texas-Mexico Border Mexico claimed Nueces River Texas-Mexico Border

4 War II President Polk wanted area from Texas west to Pacific
November 1845: sent John Slidell to Mexico City with an offer to buy New Mexico and California for 30 million dollars

5 War III Mexico said no Polk sent Zachary Taylor and 3,000 troops to Texas Crossed Nueces River March 1846 Mexico considered it invasion

6 War IV April 1846: skirmish with Taylor’s troops
Polk called it an offense to “American Blood on American Soil” May 13, 1846: war declared

7 Bear Flag Revolt William B. Ide proclaimed the Republic of California
Drove Mexican army out of northern California Stephen Kearny took Santa Fe, New Mexico as well

8 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Mexico gave up Texas and recognized Rio Grande as border Mexico gave New Mexico and California to U.S. U.S. paid Mexico $15 million

9 Treaty II U.S. agreed to pay claims made by American citizens against Mexico: $3 million Gadsden Purchase: 1853, 30,000 sq. miles of New Mexico and Arizona to U.S.

10 Wilmot Proviso Issue: allowance of slavery in the new territories
Feared power shift in Congress between North and South David Wilmot: Pennsylvania

11 Wilmot II Proviso said that all land acquired from Mexico should not have slavery in its borders. The proviso did not pass

12 Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s plan California admitted free
New Mexico and Utah would decide slavery issue for themselves Abolish sale of slaves in D.C.

13 Compromise II Texas would give up claims to New Mexico for 10 million dollars Fugitive Slave Act would be enacted

14 Fugitive Slave Act Escaped slaves would be returned to their owners
Jury trial to be denied for all slaves. *Drapetomania*

15 Compromise Feelings John C. Calhoun opposed Daniel Webster in favor
Calhoun says the South does not want to leave the Union but will do so if justice is not dealt out

16 Feelings II Webster felt that the Compromise would support the Union.
This is what he wanted above all. Congressional approval given

17 Political Changes Whigs in decline
Their struggles (the bank) had been solved Know-nothings: nativism sentiments (against immigrants)

18 Changes 2 Nativism was committed to the “great work of Americanizing Americans” Main supporters were anti-immigration people

19 Kansas-Nebraska Act Introduced by Stephen Douglas of Illinois
Supported popular sovereignty Asked to repeal the Missouri Compromise Passed by Congress

20 Republicans Dedicated to stopping “slave power”
Fight against slavery extension into new territories Support from Anti-slavery democrats, Whigs,Free-Soilers

21 Bleeding Kansas Pottawatomie Creek: John Brown and Co.
Proslavery people looted Lawrence, Kansas Violence got it the name Bleeding Kansas

22 Bleeding Summer Charles Sumner v. Preston Brooks
Sumner spoke about the evils of slavery and violence in Kansas Brooks beat him with a cane

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