U.S. History Chapter 12
Narrow american victory in northern mexico against overwhelming odds-
- Battle of Buena Vista
Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for independence?
A mexican army invaded texas
Slaughter of a small Texas outpost by the Mexican army?
Alamo
What mission became the rallying cry during texas war for independence
Alamo
Defeat of battle that led to Texas independence
Battle of San Jacinto
Northern mexico
Buena Vista Campaign
Which campaign was won by american army of explorer , marines and cavalry
California
Which state was called the bear flag republic
California
John C. Fremont
California campaign
Mexico City
Central Mexico campaign
Texas was annexed when James K. Polk was president
False
The new mexico campaign involved hard marching and a great deal of fighting
False
The whitmans opposed the coming of American settlers coming to oregon
False
Which of the following events came last
Gadsden Purchase
Why did californians revolt against american troops during the mexican war
Harsh treatment by american soldiers
Head of the wig party
Henry Clay
Dark horse president
James K. Polk
Who was perhaps the hardest working president in our nation's before 1860
James K. Polk
Explorer and bearer flag republic
John C. Fremont
Accidency
John Tyler
What third party arose to protest the admission of texas as a slave state
Liberty Party
Which states borders were settled as a negotiation with Britain
Maine
What was the greatest spur to the American settlement in the oregon territory
Missionaries
Santa Fe
New Mexico Campaign
The blank trial was the most important settlement in the west
Oregon
Who won Texas independence?
Sam Houston
Fought Texans and Americans?
Santa Anna
Trade route between mexico and us
Santa Fe trail
Who brought American settlers to Texas?
Stephen Austin
Who captured new mexico
Stephen Kearny
What dispute was the immediate cause of the mexican war
The Texas Mexico border
Mexican secession of new mexico and california
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Military campaign in central mexico was the most brilliant in american history
True
Texas defeated Santa Anna and won its independence and won its army with only 800 men?
True
Capture of an important mexican port
Vera Cruz
Settlement of the maine boundary dispute
Webster Ashburton Treaty
Who captured mexico city
Winfield Scott
Who won in northern mexico
Zachary Taylor
What is term for a candidate who is largely unknown to the public
dark horse
John tyler was called his accidency because
he came to the presidency when William Henry Harrison died
Why was texas annexed by a joint resolution
he could not get two-thirds majority
Daniel webster remained on tylers cabinet after everyone else resigned because
middle of negotiation with Britain
Which of the following was not true of Sam Houston
supported secession from the other states.
America's manifest destiny was to
to overspread and possess the whole of the continent
