HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Free Soil Party, Wilmot Proviso, Manifest Destiny
17 Jun 2013
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California and texas: same diverse mix of people, in addition to spanish-europeans and american settlers, mexico declares independence from spain in 1821. Texans: general santa anna wrote that this was a glorious victory, texans regroup under a new general, sam houston, and defeat the mexicans -- Election of 1848: 3 candidates and 3 parties, the free soil party (van buuren), democrats (lewis cass), and whigs (zachary. Taylor: the whigs win, but taylor dies shortly after -- millard filmore becomes president (taylor"s vice-president)1850s: con icts, compromises, and crises. Nebraska-kansas act: the fate of the kansas-nebraska territory, or the unincorporated territory, is about to be decides, stephen douglas of illinois would like the united states of america to have railroads. Last straws and first shots: lincoln and fort. Election of 1856: democrats, buchanan; republicans, fremont; know-nothings, fillmore, the know-nothings deals with immigration -- they are nativist, meaning anti-
