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Unit 3: westward expansion (Vocabulary (Bleeding Kansas, Missouri…
Unit 3: westward expansion
Slavery
Triangle trade
America exports
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Sugar, Tobacco, Cotton
Europe exports
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Cloths, Rum, and Manufactured goods
Africa exports
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Slaves
12.5 million slaves were brought to the american's
10.5 million slaves survived the trip also known as the middle passage
Only 400,000 thousand were sent to the american colonies
North VS. South
north states
are growing rapidly, steel, infrastructure, railroads
south states
remains agrarian and dependent on slaves, cotton tobacco wheat
little to no industry
Missouri compromise: 1820
agreement passed by congress that keeps the balance of slave states and free states
draws a line through louisiana territory
no slavery north of 36-30 latitude
Native American
america believed it was their destiny
westward expansion through agrarian america (agriculture)
spread america values
indian removal act of 1830
3 consequences
Forever divides native americans and the united states
War: plains Indians War
trail of tears
plains wars
Name 4
red river war
1668-1874. Texas Oklahoma, southern plains.
series of battle intended to force the southern native tribes into
reservation camps
battle of little big horn
1876, montana. AKA Custer's last stand. GEN Custer and the
7th Calvary attacked 6,000+ Sioux Indians. All 700 men
including Custer were killed
Sand Creek Massacre
1864, colorado. cheyenne were ambushed by US Army troops.
130+ Cheyenne were killed. Majority were woman and children
wounded knee
1890, south Dakota. Sioux Indians were ambushed and massacred by US Army troops. It would mark the end of the
"Plains Wars"
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears
Manifest Destiny
Mexico
Mexican- american war
results
america captures mexico city: 1847
santa anna wins some surprise battles in northern mexico
treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo: 1848
Officially ends the Mexican-american war
causes
mexico is angry about annexation of Texas
america wanted southwest
presidents
american president james k. polk
mexican president santa anna
1846-1848
annexation of texas
1845
Texas demanded that slavery be kept legal
reason why texas was annexed
Texas revolution
USA wanted the land
Vocabulary
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo: 1848
Fugitive Slave Act
Annex
Popular Sovereignty
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Kansas Nebraska Act
Manifest Destiny
Social reforms
Textile workers
mostly children age 13-16
made 27 cents an hour
Women
in 1899 woman made an average of $267 a year
average man made $500
Labor unions
protect workers
provided better working conditions
provided better pay
congress passed the 8 hour work day in 1868
multiple exits, sprinklers, etc...