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| The US wanted territoral expansion because of population growth, God's support, and national expansion = expansion of freedom |
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June 1846
Treaty ended Oregon Territory dispute b/w US and GB. Separation of Canada and US on 49th Parallel. |
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1845
US admitted the Republic of Texas as a state which later led to the Mexican-American War |
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1846-1848
Conflict b/w US and Mexico over territory. America won and gained more territory from Mexico |
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| Northern Whigs who opposed the existence of slavery |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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1848
Mexico unclaimed Texas and gave US 500,000 sq miles for $15 Million |
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1846
Congressman David Wilmot introduced amendment stating any lands won from Mexico were not allowed to have slavery |
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Invented by Eli Whitney-1793
Cottin Gin enabled slaves to clean 50 times more cotton, reduced production costs, and boosted slavery in the South.
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Euphemism for slavery and its economic ramifications on the south.
Used to reffer to slavery because the word slavery was frowned upon and banned in certain areas in early 19th century. |
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1739
Largest slave rebellion in South Carolina prior to the American Revolution |
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