Ch. 17

Creole Incident

130 slaves took over a ship and the Brits offered asylum in the Caribbean

Caroline Incident

1837; British attacked the American ship Caroline and set it on fire; overexaggerations used as propaganda to get Americans upset over Brits

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

1842; solved Arostook War; Americans got 7000 miles of 12000 mile dispute; Brits got Halifax-Quebec Route

Polk's Presidential Plan

California (obtain) Oregon (settle land dispute) Independent Treasury (Whigs against it) Lower tariffs (Walker Tariff Bill)

Tariffs: democrats v. republicans

Democrats: DECREASE tariffs Republicans: RAISE tariffs

Stephen W. Kearny

General who, in 1846, led 1700 troops over Santa Fe Trail and captured outposts

Obtaining Cali

Mexico did not want to give it up; Polk DETERMINED to get it --> sent Trist to Mexico w $25mil --> Mexico said NO! --> Polk ready to declare war --> 1846: Mexico fires first on "American soil" w Z. Taylor (hero of Buena Vista later in war) --> Spot Resolutions (Abraham Lincoln)

Election of 1840

William Henry Harrison (Whig) dies 30 days into office and John Tyler (claimed to be Whig; hated Jackson; had democracy ideals; "president without party")

conscience Whigs

antislavery; denounced war with Mexico

Liberty Party

antislavery; small but absorbed the votes of those who might have voted for the wavering Clay; helped ensure election of pro-TX Polk

something else to think about!!

dylan o'brien............... just think about him

John C. Frémont

helped overthrow ME. rule in 1846

disadvantages of American men in war with Mexico

inadequate numbers of troops, expiring enlistments, more numerous enemy, mountainous terrain, disease, and political backbiting in US

General Winfield Scott

managed to battle his way to Mexico City by 1847; v distinguished

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

negotiated by Trist; confirmed American title to TX and yielded area stretching westward to OR and ocean (with CA) and cost $15mil as well as $3,250,000 that US had to pay to assume claims of Mexican citizens

Wilmot Proviso

never passed; stipulated that all lands obtained from Mexico should not have slavery

Arostook War

not so much war as conflict between American and Canadian lumberjacks on Maine border; solved by Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Tariff of 1842

reluctantly signed by Tyler to increase additional revenue

Election of 1844

while Tyler was still in office, he annexes TX using joint resolution (majority and not 2/3 of Senate); Polk (D) v. Clay (W); Polk wins; ANNEXATION OF TEXAS BIG ISSUE