AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fugitive Slaves In The United States, James K. Polk, Gold Rush
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East texas had a little plantation owners and a lot of slaves. The united states wanted to take texas and make it a lot of states. Brought arizona, new mexico, and california into the union. If you"re not a white man you cannot expand. James polk brought the entire continental united states into existence. Asians, americans, and europeans all come to the west of the united states to dig for gold. The united states forced japan to open the gates to the port for the us so they can put their ships there. Says there should be no expansion of slavery in territories gained from the. The south was very gifted at maintaining control of things that were important to the country at the time. Moving into the greatest war the us has ever seen. Came into the union as a free state. North wanted abolition of slave in dc & abolition of slavery all at once.
