Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Positions on expansion of slavery
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Tenure of Office Act
15th amendment
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Wilmot Proviso
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
Black codes
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Dred Scott case
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Gold rush
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Compromise of 1877
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Civil rights act of 1866
All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Bleeding Kansas
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
Compromise of 1850
Free Soil Party
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
Fugitive slave act
Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.
Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
Radical Republicans
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Election of 1844
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
