APUSH Chapter 17
In the Oregon Treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the US was established to the Pacific Ocean along the line of
49 degrees
The Mexican War resulted in
A. a one-third increase in the territorial size of the United States B. combat experience for those who would lead the armies in the Civil War C. increased respect for American military and naval capabilities E. deepened sectional tensions over slavery
Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because
A. an independent Texas was a potential counterweight to the future growth of a powerful United States B. Texas would be an important alternative source of cotton for the British textile industry
Points of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845-1846 included
A. damage claims by American citizens against the Mexican government D. the refusal of the Mexican government to receive Polk's envoy, John Slidell E. American annexation of Texas
President Polk's program for his administration included
A. lower tariffs B. a new independent treasury system C. acquisition of California D. settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute
Match each American officer below with his theater of command in the Mexican War A. Stephen W. Kearny B. Zachary Taylor C. Winfield Scott D. John C. Fremont 1. northern Mexico 2. California 3. Santa Fe 4. Mexico City
A3, B1, C4, D2
During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolutions indicating where American blood has been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions were frequently introduced by
Abraham Lincoln
During an 1837 Canadian insurrection against Britain,
America was unlawfully invaded by the British
The primary group that was instrumental in strengthening and saving American claims to Oregon were
American missionaries to the Indians
Chronological orer: The Unites States' acquisition of (A) Oregon, (B) Texas, (C) California
B A C
Chronological order: (A) Bear Flag revolt, (B) Slidell mission rejected, (C) declaration of war on Mexico, (D) American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley
B D C A
President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to
B. create a new national bank C. distribute public land sales revenue to the states
When the Mexican government secularized authority in California,
Californios eventually gained control of the land
Chronological order: (A) annexation of Texas, (B) Webster-Ashbury Treaty, (C) settlement of the Oregon boundary, (D) Aroostook War
D B A C
The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was
Daniel Webster
The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was by
John O'Sullivan
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
The first Old World Europeans to come to California were
Spanish
The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included
United States payment of $15 million for the cession of Northern Mexico
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
After President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States,
all of the above
Those people most opposed to President James K Polk's expansionist program were the
antislavery forces
The Californio's political ascendency in California ended
as a result of the influx of Anglo gold diggers
The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to
attract the vote of the states' rightists
John Tyler joined the Whig party because he
could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson
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
One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to
free black slaves
When the war with Mexico began, President James K Polk
hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California
The election of 1844 was notable because
it was fought over numerous issues
One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation
might give more power to the supporters of slavery
The group most supportive of gaining control of all the Oregon Country was the
northern democrats
Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon County were attracted by the
rich soil of the Willamette River Valley
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 Unites States
The nomination of James K Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by
southern expansionists
The Wilmot Proviso
symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories
The area in dispute between the US and Great Britain in 1845 lay between
the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel and the Pacific Ocean
The largest single addition to American territory was
the Mexican Cession
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
Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Texas because
the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas
In 1846 the US went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except
the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" resolutions
One reason that British government decided to compromise on the Oregon Country border was
their belief that the territory was not worth fighting over
The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California
very harshly
