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- Barnburners and Anti slave members of Liberty and Whig Parties. The expansion of slavery in new territories.
- Purchase of a small slice of land that was part of Arizona and New Mexico. Provide land so America can build the transcontinental railroad.
- Henry Clay (his last hurrah). California becomes a free state, Texas and New Mexico resolve their border problems, Slave Trade is going to end in Washington DC, Tougher Fugitive Slave Law, and Popular Sovereignty. Puts bandaid on the problem
- Lower the Tariff, Resolve the Oregon boundary dispute, Restore the independent treasury, Annex Texas, and Acquire California.
- California Gold Rush 1849. the 100,00s of people going to California and settling in San Francisco and Sacramento in hopes to find gold.
- There would be more slave states than free states. They felt that white laborers should not have to compete with nor be degraded by the presence of black slaves in the new territories.
- How did technological developments affect factories during the Industrial Revolution
- What did the sale of thousands of clocks to the American farmers during the 1800s mean
- 54 40 or fight. If Britain didn't give up full control of Oregon to US we would fight them for it. We didn't do this because we were already fighting in the Mexican War
- Belief that God wants Americans to extend across the continent
- March 1, 1781. Operating postal services, helping the Natives, borrowing money, issuing bills of credit, determining the value of coins.They couldn't depend on the British for support, debt was a concern, colonists had little to no money, the people usually ignored the laws.America's first federal office/government.
- What did thomas Jefferson feel about the comforts of life
- How did the transportation revolution affect American farmers
- Britain and US have joint control over Maine. Word gets out land is good there and both countries want control over it. America and Britain make boundary by splitting Oregon in half.
- What was the supreme courts decision in Gibson v Ogden
- What drove the pace of the transportation revolution
- Why did inventors of labor saving devices let customers buy on credit, provide free repairs, and give public demonstration
- What was direct result of the transportation revolution
- Last major battle of the Revolutionary War and the official surrender of the British. September 28, 1781.
- 1779-1781. Mainly Savannah, Georgia, and Charlestown, South Carolina.Britsh were cut off from the mainland by Washington's troops.