APUSH - Chapter 16

Arrange in chronological order the United States' acquisition of (A) Oregon, (B) Texas, (C) California

B, A, C

How was the British-American dispute over the border of Maine and Canada solved?

By a negotiated political compromise that gave each side some territory along the disputed border

Why did the Wilmot Proviso increase tensions between the North and the South?

It sought to prohibit slavery.

Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The United States would pay Mexico $15 million.

Why did the Whigs put John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president?

To attract the vote of the states' rightists

Aroostook War was the result of

a fishing dispute between Britain and The United States

The people most opposed to President James K. Polk's expansionist program were the

antislavery forces

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

The Rio Grande

which of the following were true of the Walker tariff of 1846 except that it

proved to be a poor revenue producer

What was one argument against annexing Texas to the United States?

It might give more power to the supporters of slavery.

All of the following were true of the Walker Tariff of 1846 except that it did which of the following?

Proved to be a poor revenue producer

What group was instrumental in saving Oregon for the United States?

American Christian missionaries to the Indians

All of the following were true of Whigs' gripes with John Tyler except:

He was impeached by the House of Representatives.

All of the following is true about the Battle of Buena Vista except:

It ended the war with Mexico.

What did the Manifest Destiny slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" refer to?

American demands for acquiring all of the Oregon territory from Britain

What was the most immediate result of James Polk's Successful Manifest Destiny campaign?

The annexation of Texas to the United States

Why did the British government desire a political and military alliance with the independent Republic of Texas?

Such an alliance would limit the ability of the United States to achieve political and economic dominance of Latin America.