American Pageant Chapter 17
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
During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolution indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions 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
Arrange the following in chronological order: Aroostook War, Webster- Ashburton Treaty, annexation of Texas, and settlement of the Oregon boundary
Aroostook War, Webster- Ashburton Treaty, annexation of Texas, and settlement of the Oregon boundary
During an 1837 Canadian insurrection against Britain, America was invaded by the
British
The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was
Daniel Webster
When the Mexican government secularized authority in California, Californios
eventually gained control of their land
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
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
Most Americans who migrated to the Orange County were attracted by the
rich soil of the Willamette River Valley
The nomination of James K. Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was
secured by southern expansionists
As a result of the panic of 1837,
several states defaulted on their debts to Britain
The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that
slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States
Then 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
One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that
the annexation might give more power to the supporters of slavery
The Wilmot Proviso symbolized
the burning issue of slavery in the territories
When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk hoped to fight a limited war, ending with
the conquest of California
In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons:
the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans, the desire to gain payment for damage claims against the Mexican government, and Polk's desire to acquire California
The Californio's political ascendency in California ended as a result of
the influx of Anglo golddigers
The group most supportive of gaining control of all the Oregon Country was
the northern Democrats
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
One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was
to free black slaves
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 49o
The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California
very harshly
After President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States, he
was expelled from the Whig party, all but one member of his party resigned, an attempt was made to the House of Representatives to impeach him, and Tyler vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill
Match each American officer below with his theatre of command in the Mexican War: · Stephen W. Kearny · Zachary Taylor · Winfield Scott · John C. Fremont
· Stephen W. Kearny - Santa Fe · Zachary Taylor - northern Mexico · Winfield Scott - Mexico City · John C. Frémont - California
In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called
Manifest Destiny
Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of
President Tyler's desire to help his troubled administration
Arrange the following into chronological order: Slidell mission rejected,American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley, declaration of war on Mexico, and Bear Flag revolt
Slidell mission rejected,American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley, declaration of war on Mexico, and Bear Flag revolt
Arrange the following in chronological order of the United State's acquisition: Texas, Oregon, and California
Texas, Oregon, and California
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
Those people who most opposed President James K. Polk's expansionist program were the
antislavery forces
The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to
attract the vote of the state's rightists
The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay
between the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean
In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, favored
both the annexation of Texas and the postponement of that annexation
In his quest for California, President James K. Polk first advocated
buying the area from Mexico
