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Jackson promises the country that they will expand the united states westward. He stated "'What good man would prefer a country covered with forest and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive republic, studded with cities, towns and prosperous farms and filled with all the blessings of liberty, civilization and religion?'" He essentially starts westward expansion, and the westward movement of slavery.
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The Mexican government abolished slavery in Texas in 1829, however, white slave owners just forced their former slaves to sign contracts to make them indentured servents.
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This law promised that indians could keep their land in the west, but this promise was later broken.
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This rebellion, if one by the Americans, would've resulted in slavery becoming legal in Texas.
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By the 1840's, slavery had spread to the southwest alongside westward expansion, and was now prominent in Texas.
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John O'Sullivan invents the term "Manifest Destiny"
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This war was caused by the annexation of Texas, and helped the U.S. to gain California and New Mexico in their westward expansion.
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When gold was discovered in California, more slaves were called west to dig for gold.
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Once slavery had been spread all throughout the country, a major political question arose, questioning slavery as not just being a political issue.
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This act would've brought pro and anti slavery supporters to a battle in Kansas.