Chapter 13

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican-American war was:

Abraham Lincoln

President Tyer infuriated Henry Clay by vetoing his bill in support of:

a new national bank

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was:

a part of Mexico

What was a significant influence on Texas commands in chief Sam Houston?

he served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812

Why was John Charlies Fremont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans to Oregon and California?

his reports of his western explorations gained wider circulation and became very popular

As president, Polk supported all of the following EXCEPT:

internal improvements

The Creole incident:

involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped

During the 1844 campaign, Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of:

support, as long as it proceeded honorably and without war

At the Battle of the Alamo:

the Mexicans won a costly victory

How were the Spanish missions in California different from those established in Texas?

the spanish faced more native opposition in Texas than in California

The spanish established missions in california because they were:

tools to turn indians into hardworking Christians

California's Bear Flag Republic:

was established when American settlers captured Sonoma in northern California

What effect did Mexico's winning its independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest?

American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence

Which leader is described as a president without a party?

John Tyler

The decisive victory in the war came with Winfield Scott's capture of:

Mexico city

Who coined the term "manifest destiny"?

Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, EXCEPT that:

U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico

All of the following statements about Stephen F. Austing are true, EXCEPT that he:

adamantly opposed slavery

Polk settled the Oregon boundary dispute with the British by:

agreeing to border along the 49th parallel

John Tyler broke with the Democrats and joined with the Whigs because he:

disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position on nullification

The purpose of the Convention of 1818 signed by Britain and the United States was to:

cede California to the Americans

Martin Van Buren's stance against annexing Texas:

cost him his party's nomination in 1844

T/F David Crockett was not a real person but purely a fictional character.

false

T/F Mexico's winning of independence from spain slowed American expansion westward

false

T/F: Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844.

false

Most of the American settlers in Texas went there because of:

fertile, inexpensive lands

The Americans known as "mountain men" who blazed western trails were:

fur trappers

Congress voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n):

joint resolution of congress

All of the following are true about Winfield Scott's assault on Veracruz, EXCEPT that:

mexico surrendered as a result of scott's victory

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 did all of the following, EXCEPT:

place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande:

provoked Mexican attack

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

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