Antebellum Politics: 1840 to 1850
I. Tylerıs Troubles Continue
   A. Abandoned by Whigs        
       1. Tyler: President Without a Party
       2. Try for Texas
       3. Candidates Clay and Van Buren ³cut a deal²
   B. Manifest Destiny and the Œ44 election.                     
       1. Clay-Polk-Birney
       2. Texas joint resolution
   C. Polkıs Administration: ³One of ³Americaıs Best??²
       1. War with Mexico
           a. John Slidell Mission:  ³Get California²
           b. Taylor-the Whig-to Nueces River
           c. ³American blood has been spilled²
       2. War
           a. Attack Sonora and Mexico City
           b. Victory produces two Whig heroes
           c. Treaty negotiations
               1. Nicholas Trist troubles--All of Mexico!! 
               2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
   D. Treaty problems
       1. Opposition to more slave territory
           a. David Wilmot-Wilmot Proviso
               1. No Slavery in New Territory
               2. Northern Whig agree-Passes House of Reps
           b. Southern reply:  Calhoun Memorandum                
       2. Desire for territory wanes
   E. Election of 1848
       1. Whigs nominate their hero-Z. Taylor
       2. Democrats-Cass
       3. Free Soil-Van Buren forms a 3rd political party
   F. Then Gold in California
       1. Gold rush
       2. California wants in as 16th Free state
       3. No Southern slave state to balance 15-15 tie.
   G. The Compromise of 1850-Omnibus Bill (5 parts)
       1. California becomes 16th free state
       2. South gets fugitive slave act
       3. D.C. ends slave trade
       4. Texas War bonds paid by US Government
       5. AZ & NM organized without mentioning slavery

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