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Chronological Reasoning Wilmot Proviso- he Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired by the United States at the conclusion of the Mexican War. In 1846, David Wilmot a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, proposed the Wilmot Proviso. Mexican American war- The Mexican?American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848. Fugitive Slave Act- Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.

DBQ 13: Gilded Age

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DBQ 13 During the Gilded Age, the 30 year time period after the Civil War, America as a country began to shift in ways of life and political beliefs. The industrial revolution began with an increase in railroads, telegraph, steel, oil, and more. As a shift from the previous agricultural based time period before the civil war to manufacturing, farmers are feeling the direct impact of this economic shift. During this time, the economic disputes, political imbalances, and social shifts explains why farmers were discontent with the nations politics. As a result, the number of farmers in the US declined, the Farmers Alliance was created, and a new third party known as the Populist party arose.

History Alive! Chapter 10 Study Guide

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Saaim Khan 10.16.16 Study Guide for Chapter 10 The Civil War Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. Anaconda Plan: The military plan that stated that the Union would surround the South and squeeze it to death. The four elements of this plan were to set up a naval blockade, gain control of the Mississippi, squeeze in on the South, and take the capital of the South, which was Richmond, Virginia. Emancipation Proclamation: This was an act by Lincoln, which declared that all slaves, who were residing in ?slave states? to be free. However, slaves living in Union states were not affected by this emancipation.

APUSH CH 14 Western expansion and market economy

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Westward Expansion, Pioneers Development of American Character and Culture TLO: American and National Identity Westward Expansion -Manifest Destiny - Annexation of Texas -Mexican-American War (Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty) Government Role Gov helped facilitate western expansion thru funding of infrastructure that connected unsettled west to the eastern side of the country -American System (although it didn?t actually do it, state governments eventually did the job of creating better infrastructure (roads etc) that the american system was partially intended for) Opportunity! The opportunities provided by the west produced incentives for more westward migration Livestock farming thrived thanks to bluegrass Fur trapping was rewarding for the first few decades

Tariffs (through 1846) and Politics in the 1840s

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Tariffs (through 1846) and Politics in the 1840s Tariff Rates (1816-1846) 1816 (25%)- 1st truly protective tariff in history of country, part of Clay’s American System 1828 (45-50%)- Tariff of Abominations, election trick pushed through by Jackson supporters in Congress to blame John Quincy Adams for the high rate, causes the nullification crisis 1832 (35-40%)- 1st compromise tariff to settle nullification crisis, South still not satisfied 1833 (25%)- Henry Clay’s famous compromise to defuse the nullification crisis, Force Bill/Bloody Bill attached to the passage of this tariff 1842 (32%)- passed under Tyler administration, actually favors south because rate kept relatively low even though there were calls for a much higher rate

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 23

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CHAPTER 23 The Early Industrial Revolution, 1760?1851 I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Causes of the Industrial Revolution A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Population Growth 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . In the eighteenth century more reliable food supplies, earlier marriage, high birthrates, and more widespread resistance to disease contributed to significant population growth in Europe. England and Wales experienced particularly rapid population growth. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Rapid population growth meant that children accounted for a relatively high proportion of the total population. Population growth also contributed to migration of people from the countryside to the cities, from Ireland to England, and from Europe to the Americas. B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Agricultural Revolution

Practice Test 1.4

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AP US HISTORY 1.4 01. Which of the following statements is true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? (A) It led to the disintegration of the Democratic party (B) It was a measure that the South had been demanding for decades (C) It led directly to the formation of the Republican Party (D) By applying "Popular sovereignty" to territories formerly closed to slavery by the Missouri Compromise, it succeeded in maintaining the tenuous sectional peace that had been created by the Compromise of 1850 (E) It assured that its sponsor, Senator Stephen A. Douglas, would receive the 1856 Democratic presidential nomination.
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