APUSH Chapter 17

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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


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