Ch 13

Mexico surrendered as a result of Scott's victory

All of the following are true about Winfield Scott's assault on Veracruz, EXCEPT that:

U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico.

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, EXCEPT that:

adamantly opposed slavery

All of the following statements about Stephen F. Austin are true, EXCEPT that he

a new national bank.

President Tyler infuriated Henry Clay by vetoing his bill in support of:

out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves.

The Anglo-Texans rebelled against the Mexican government:

developed trade relations with Britain.

The Republic of Texas:

place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 did all of the following, EXCEPT:

Mexico City.

The decisive victory in the war came with Winfield Scott's capture of:

a part of Mexico.

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was:

In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history

Which of the following statements about the Mexican-American War is FALSE?

newspaper editor John O'Sullivan

Who coined the term "manifest destiny"?

Sam Houston

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

was elected more on his military record than for taking a stand on the issues.

William Henry Harrison:

False

Zachary Taylor's decisive victory at the Battle of Buena Vista led to an immediate Mexican surrender.

Abraham Lincoln

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican-American War was:

joint resolution of Congress

Congress voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n):

False

David Crockett was not a real person but purely a fictional character

support, as long as it proceeded honorably and without war.

During the 1844 campaign, Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of:

The Spanish faced more native opposition in Texas than in California

How were the Spanish missions in California different from those established in Texas?

False

The outbreak of the Mexican-American War was caused by the dispute over Oregon.