Study.com Chapter 9

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

By having him thrown out of the Whig Party, because of vetoing a banking bill so that Clay would have a better chance in the next election

How did the senate react to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?

It ratified the Treaty,but the Wilmont Proviso never passed both houses

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

Mexican

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

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

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

The lower 48

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

He felt that the Democrats under Jackson were behaving improperly

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

The federal government seized Sutter's land and all of his gold

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

John C. Calhoun

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

John Tyler

The War with Mexico, along with the annexation of Texas, is greatly cause by which of the following?

Manifest Destiny

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

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

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 United States based on the

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The annexation of Oregon during the Presidency of James K Polk was prompted with the popular slogan:

'50-40 or fight!'

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

California

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

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

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

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

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 runaway slaves are not free and that citizens are required by the law to help slavers retrieve them. This act is called

Fugitive Slave Act

The only territory that was an independent republic before joining the United States was

The Republic of Texas

Why did the Democrats nominate James Polk instead of Martin van Buren in 1844?

Because Polk was the dark horse candidate that might beat Tyler

Why was John Tyler called 'His Accidence'?

Because he filled two federal offices after the incumbent died

Why was Franklin Piece selected as the Democratic nominee who eventually won the 1852

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

Why did many northerners protest again the Fugitive Slave Act?

Because it required them to help catch runaways

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

Because they wanted a stable populace

A large quantity of gold was discovered in Sutter's Mill in ____, causing a gold rush in 1849 and mass migrations toward there

California

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

Franklin Pierce

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

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

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

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

Which of the following did Tyler accomplish as president?

Establishing Maine's border with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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

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

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

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