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How does our understanding of Manifest Destiny, the Civil War, and…
How does our understanding of Manifest Destiny, the Civil War, and Reconstruction affect how we understand and view race in contemporary America?
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Mexico ceded large chunks of land to the US, essentially doubling the size of the US
Proposal to ban slavery in the territories that were acquired as a conclusion of the Mexican-American War ; one of the major events leading to the Civil War
Formally abolished slavery in the US, except as punishment for crimes
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Banned voting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and previous condition of servitude
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Slaves are property and can't sue or become free, even when their masters travel into free states ; outraged abolitionists
Political party comprised of Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers, dedicated to keeping slavery out of the territories
Faction of the Republican Party, adamant on abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of Blacks, and holding the Southern states accountable
Nativist party solely focused on opposition to foreigners, immigration, and Catholics
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