Chapter 16 Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy 1841-1848

Image Analysis Primary Source Activity: How does the artist portray the tone of the journey?

As divinely protected

How was the British-American dispute over the border of Maine and Canada solved?

By a negotiated political compromise that gave each side some territory along the disputed border

Map Activity: The Mexican War and territorial acquisition: According to the map, which major river runs through the territory ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848?

Colorado River

Image Analysis Primary Source Activity: What does this image imply is a necessary part of the journey west?

death

Critical Thinking Activity: Manifest Destiny and its legacy, 1841-1848: True or False: The idea of "slave power" was based on fears of slave uprisings in the South that would eventually spread to the North.

false

Image Analysis Primary Source Activity: How is power distributed within the social structure of the image's subjects?

in terms of gender

What was one argument against annexing Texas to the United States?

It might give more power to the supporters of slavery.

All of the following were true of the Walker Tariff of 1846 except that it did which of the following?

Proved to be a poor revenue producer

Map Activity: The Mexican War and territorial acquisition: According to the map, what Mexican town did General Stephen Kearny's troops claim some four months before the battles at Valverde and El Brazito?

Santa Fe

Critical Thinking Activity: Manifest Destiny and its legacy, 1841-1848: Now, test your knowledge of key concepts by selecting the appropriate term for each description. 1. Colonial elites uprooted by Americans 2. A rebellion against Mexican rule 3. An 1846 amendment that banned slavery from Mexican-acquired territory

1. Californios 2. Texas Revolution 3. Wilmot Proviso

Primary Source Activity: Manifest Destiny doctrine and policy: True or False: O/Sullivan believed that the United States unfairly acquired Texas from Mexico.

False

All of the following were true of Whigs' gripes with John Tyler except:

He was impeached by the House of Representatives.

Why did the Wilmot Proviso increase tensions between the North and the South?

It sought to prohibit slavery.

Primary Source Activity: Manifest Destiny doctrine and policy: Which of the following is true about the Battle of Buena Vista?

It was a key American victory against Mexico.

Map Activity: The Mexican War and territorial acquisition: True or False: The Mexican War provided an effective training ground for U.S. military institutions and leaders to hone their skills for the Civil War.

true

What group was instrumental in saving Oregon for the United States?

American Christian missionaries to the Indians

What did the Manifest Destiny slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" refer to?

American demands for acquiring all of the Oregon territory from Britain

Critical Thinking Activity: Manifest Destiny and its legacy, 1841-1848: The annexation of Texas was critical because it:

Determined the political and economic power of the South

All of the following is true about the Battle of Buena Vista except:

It ended the war with Mexico.

Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The United States would pay Mexico $15 million.

Critical Thinking Activity: Manifest Destiny and its legacy, 1841-1848: 1. 1839 2. 1841 3. 1845 4. 1846

1. Aroostook War beaks out 2. Creole affair 3. Mexico refuses to sell California 4. Oregon compromise line established

Critical Thinking Activity: Manifest Destiny and its legacy, 1841-1848: Now, match each of these events with the statement that best describes its historical significance. 1. Escalated tensions with Britain 2. Stoked southern fears about slavery 3. Produced tensions between the United States and Mexico that led to the Mexican War 4. Dismayed antislavery forces and northwestern boosters of Manifest Destiny

1. Aroostook War beaks out 2. Creole affair 3. Mexico refuses to sell California 4. Oregon compromise line established

Why did the British government desire a political and military alliance with the independent Republic of Texas?

Such an alliance would limit the ability of the United States to achieve political and economic dominance of Latin America.

What was the most immediate result of James Polk's Successful Manifest Destiny campaign?

The annexation of Texas to the United States

Why did the Whigs put John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president?

To attract the vote of the states' rightists

Primary Source Activity: Manifest Destiny doctrine and policy: According to O'Sullivan, Texas will become a slave state because of its _________

location

Map Activity: The Mexican War and territorial acquisition: Shortly before the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February 1848, "Conscience Whigs," who opposed the war and recently took control of the House, threatened to undermine the American effort by doing what?

Voting down supplies for the armies in the field