Ch. 9 Manifest Destiny

John C. Calhoun

Based on what you've learned in this lesson, which of the these people would have most likely supported slavery in the new territory?

by having him thrown out of the Whig party, because of vetoing a banking bill so that Clay would have a better chance at the next election

How and why did Henry Clay impact the political career of John Tyler?

Adams was focused on expanding towards the entire continent, while most expansionist were focused on occupying the lands void of European settlers

How did Adams view on expansionism differ from that of most expansionists?

its newly-formed government skipped the territorial stage by declaring California slave free in its constitution

How did California become a state free of slavery in 1850?

he sent diplomat, John Slidell, to try to negotiate with the Mexican government

How did President Polk initially attempt to resolve the border dispute with Mexico?

it ratified the treaty, but the Wilmot Proviso never passed both houses

How did the Senate react to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

by reserving the land for white yeoman farmers

How did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to resonate with southern Democrats?

it made him completely focused on the territorial and economic expansion of America

How did the death of his prior to his inauguration impact Franklin Pierce's policies?

he declared to give up on the annexation of Cuba or potential military action against Spain due to strong public pressure

How did the leak of the Ostend Manifesto in 1854 impact President Pierce's policy?

Wilmot supported banning all slavery, while Calhoun was for keeping slavery in the US

How did the views of David Wilmot and John Calhoun on slavery differ?

Both of them believed in expansionism, but O'Sullivan originally came up with the concept of Manifest Destiny, while Walker used for to try to implement it

How do the views of William Walker on expansionism compare to those of John Sullivan?

Mexican

Prior to the Mexican-American war, Mexico considered Texas to be an integral part of ___ territory.

The Republic of Texas

The only territory that was an independent republic before joining the US was ___

because it offered people a second chance with new opportunities in business and cheap land

Why was there so much popular support for expansionism?

Fugitive Slave Act

A controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 made it legal for slavers to retrieve runaway slaves from the north. This act also established that runaways slaves are not free and that citizens are required by law to help slavers retrieve them. This act is called ___.

California

A large quantity of gold was discovered in Sutter's Mill in ___, causing a gold rush in 1848 and mass migrations toward there.

the failed Princeton PR event crushed any hopes he had of getting reelected when two important diplomats were killed

How did Tyler's attempted annexation of Texas impact the election?

Tyler wanted Texas to be annexed, while Van Buren opposed it

How did Tyler's views of annexation of Texas differ from Van Buren's position?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

In the time following the Mexican-American war, a majority of the territory of California and New Mexico, as well as significant parts of what would later become Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, were acquired by the US based on the ___

Franklin Pierce

The Gadsden purchase in 1853 is the completion of the so called 'lower 48' with the purchase of a strip of land at the southern border of the New Mexico territory for $10 million during the presidency of ___.

that in exchange for forgiving the Mexican debt, the border with Mexico would be settled at the Rio Grande River

The US backed the stance of Texas regarding their border with Mexico. President Polk sent a diplomat, John Slidell, to Mexico, hoping to negotiate the following:

John Tyler

The Webster-Ashburn Treaty, that settled the borders between Canada and the US, more specifically between Canada and Maine, was brokered during which US president?

Manifest Destiny

The war with Mexico, along with the annexation of Texas, is greatly caused by which of the following?

failed; the Senate refused to ratify his annexation treaty

Tyler's attempt to annex Texas during his presidency ___.

Great Britain

Which of the following countries has NOT had control over Texas?

the belief of 19th century Americans that their nation would stretch across the entire North American continent from Atlantic to Pacific

Which of the following may be considered a definition of Manifest Destiny?

it would have led to war against Texans who wanted annexation

Which of the following was NOT a reason some Americans opposed annexing Texas?

the absence of black slaves

Which of the following was NOT a result of Mexico's loosened immigration standards in its north eastern region?

he supported a joint resolution in congress that allowed for the annexation in Texas in 1844

Which of the following was NOT accomplished by President James K. Polk?

it had a direct impact on the US presidential election in 1848

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the California Gold Rush?

Texas gained land from the eastern part of New Mexico

Which was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?

because they wanted a stable populace

Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in the area of north east Mexico after 1821, known today as Texas?

anti-slavery Democrats were less than enthused with nominee Cass' pro-slavery beliefs

What caused the Democratic party to split ahead of the 1848 presidential election?

the belief that America should expand across the continent

Which of the following defines Manifest Destiny?

establishing Maine's border with the Webster-Ashburn Treaty

Which of the following did Tyler accomplish as president?

the lower 48

Which of the following did the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 complete?

the federal government seized Sutter's land and all of their gold

Which of the following is FALSE regarding John Sutter's and James Marshall's role in the California Gold Rush?

because he filled two federal offices after the incumbent died

Why was John Tyler called 'His Accidency'?

because he championed the act when Clay and other old leaders could not attend

Why was Stephen Douglas relevant to the legacy of Henry Clay in the 1850 compromise?

it started off as a road built by the government

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Oregon Trail?

because the border was in dispute and Mexico wouldn't sell it

Why did President Polk send troops onto the Texas/Mexico border?

he felt that Democrats under Jackson were behaving improperly

Why did Tyler join the Whig Party if he didn't believe in their policies?

they appreciated Taylor's long military service and opposition to sectionalism

Why did Whig party nominee Zachary Taylor resonate well with northern Americans?

because it required hem to help catch runaways

Why did many northerners protest against the Fugitive Slave Act?

because Polk was the 'dark horse' candidate that might beat Clay

Why did the Democrats nominate James Polk instead of Martin Van Buren?

because Mexico never recognized Texas' independence, and disputed its borders even after its annexation into the US

Why did the Mexican-American War of 1846 occur?

because there was no slave state to add as a par with it to preserve balance

Why was California statehood controversial?

California

According to the Compromise of 1850, which state was admitted to the union as a free state?

because he was a northern man with southern sympathies and he was a brigadier general in the Mexican-American war

Why was Franklin Pierce selected as the Democratic nominee who eventually won the 1852 presidential election?