APUSH Chapter 17

During an 1837 Canadian insurrect against Britian,

American was invaded by the British

Arrange in order:

Aroostook War, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, annexation of Texas, settlement of the Oregon boundary

John Fremont

California

In the 1840's the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was

Manifest Destiny

Texas was annexed to the United States a result of

President Tyler's desire to help his trouble administration

Stephen Kearny

Santa Fe

Arrange in order

Slidell mission rejected, American troops ordered to Rio Grande valley, declaration of war on Mexico, Bear Flag revolt

Arrange in order of United States acquisition

Texas, Oregon and California

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the Mexican-American War included

United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico

After President John Tyler's veto of the bill to establish a new Bank of the United States,

all of the above

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, favored

annexation of Texas and postponement of that annexation

Those people who most opposed Polk's expansionist program were

antislavery forces

In his quest for California, Polk first advocated

buying the area from Mexico

John Tyler joined the Whig party because

he could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson

The election of 1844 was notable because

it was fought over numerous issues

Zachary Taylor

northern Mexico

The are in dispute between the United States and Britain in 1845 lay between

the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean

In the Oregon treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the United States was established to

the Pacific Ocean along the line of 49

One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was

the annexation might give more power to the supporters of slavery

During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolution indication where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolution were frequently introduced by

Abraham Lincoln

The primary group that was instrumental in strengthening and saving American claims to Oregon were

American missionaries to the Indians

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

Californios eventually gained control of their land

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies

Daniel Webster

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved by

a compromise that gave each side some territory

The Aroostook War was the result of

a dispute over the northern boundary of Maine

The Californio's political ascendency in California ended as

a result of the influx of Anglo golddigers

The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to

attract the vote of the state's rightists

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 was with the United States was to

free black slaves

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 Rio Grande

The group most supportive of gaining control of all the Oregon Country was

northern Democrats

As a result of the panic of 1837

several states defaulted on their debts to Britian

The Wilmot Proviso symbolized the burning issue of

slavery in the territories

The Wilmot Proviso introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declaring that

slavery would be banned form all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States

The nomination of James K. Polk as the democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by

southern expansionists

The a largest single addition to American territory was

the Mexican Cession

The first Old World Europeans to come to California were

the Spanish

Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Mexico because

the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas

When the was with Mexico began, Polk hoped to fight a limited was, ending with

the conquest of California

In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the reasons except

the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" resolutions

Most Americans who migrated to the Orange County were attracted by

the rich soil of the Willamette River Valley

One reason that the British government decided to compromise on the Oregon County border was

their belief that the territory was not worth fighting for

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California

very harshly

Winfield Scott

Mexico City