HIST 105 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture I. NullificationII. Possible Causes of the Civil WarIII. Manifest DestinyIV. TexasV. Oregon Outline of Current Lecture I. Texas II. Oregon III. War with Mexico IV. Wilmont Proviso V. Missouri Compromise VI. 1850 CompromiseVII. Kansas-Nebraska ActVIII. Dred ScotCurrent LectureI. Texas- Americans in Texas and Tejanos- Alamo and Goliad - Mexican Army Won - Mexican Army finally defeated at San Jacinto- Republic of Texas is formed (1836) - Ask U.S. government to allow them to join the U.S. and allowed to be a slave state U.S. Congress and Jackson say no New, strong anti-slavery movement o 1836-1845: Texas is its own country II. Oregon - U.S. (Lewis and Clark and Fur Trappers - Russia (Fur Trappers)- Great Britain (Fur Trappers)III. Mexican Waro 1846: Mexican War, War with Mexico - Americans claim to have been fired on by Mexican soldiers - Vigorous anti-war campaign in the Northern United States - Land grab by Polk to make Southern slave owners happy- Henry David Thoreau - U.S. Wins These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o 1848: Sign Treaty o 1853: Gadsden Purchase IV. Wilmont Provisoo 1846: David Wilmont (representative from Pennsylvania) will introduce the Wilmont Proviso to Congress- Any land taken from Mexico as a result of the war will enter the U.S. as a free territory- No slavery allowed - Wilmont Proviso will remove the “gag rule” from Congress (1830s) Congress will agree to table all anti-slavery petitions without debate No debate on slavery - Slavery permanent issue in Congress- Does not passV. Missouri Compromiseo 1820- Missouri wants to be admited into the U.S. as a slave state but no matching free state waiting to be admited - Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) comes up with a compromise - Maine: Free State, Missouri: Slave State - Draw a line at 360 30 and ban slavery north of that line and slavery okay south of that line Prevent future troubles Jefferson hated it VI. Compromise of 1850 o 1848: Whigs want their guy to win - Zachary Taylor - Wins o 1849: Gold Rush in California o 1850: Zachary Taylor dies (gastroenteritis)- Millard Fillmore - Problems: California wants to be admited as a free state Filibustering (trying to take over Latin America to expand slavery) Slavery in Washington D.C. is embarrassing Fugitive slaves not returned to owners Land from Mexico? Henry Clay comes up with
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