American Pageant Chapter 17

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe:

-Hidalgo ending the Mexican -American War included United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico

During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolution indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions were frequently introduced by

Abraham Lincoln

The primary group that was instrumental in strengthening and saving American claims to Oregon were

American missionaries to the Indians

Arrange the following in chronological order: Aroostook War, Webster- Ashburton Treaty, annexation of Texas, and settlement of the Oregon boundary

Aroostook War, Webster- Ashburton Treaty, annexation of Texas, and settlement of the Oregon boundary

During an 1837 Canadian insurrection against Britain, America was invaded by the

British

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

Daniel Webster

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California, Californios

eventually gained control of their land

John Tyler joined the Whig party because

he could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson

The election of 1844 was notable because

it was fought over numerous issues

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to

news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near the Rio Grande

Most Americans who migrated to the Orange County were attracted by the

rich soil of the Willamette River Valley

The nomination of James K. Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was

secured by southern expansionists

As a result of the panic of 1837,

several states defaulted on their debts to Britain

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that

slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States

Then a largest single addition to American territory was

the Mexican Cession

The first Old World Europeans to come to California were

the Spanish

Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Mexico because

the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas

One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that

the annexation might give more power to the supporters of slavery

The Wilmot Proviso symbolized

the burning issue of slavery in the territories

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk hoped to fight a limited war, ending with

the conquest of California

In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons:

the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans, the desire to gain payment for damage claims against the Mexican government, and Polk's desire to acquire California

The Californio's political ascendency in California ended as a result of

the influx of Anglo golddigers

The group most supportive of gaining control of all the Oregon Country was

the northern Democrats

One reason that the British government decided to compromise on the Oregon County border was

their belief that the territory was not worth fighting for

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was

to free black slaves

In the Oregon treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the United States was established

to the Pacific Ocean along the line of 49o

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California

very harshly

After President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States, he

was expelled from the Whig party, all but one member of his party resigned, an attempt was made to the House of Representatives to impeach him, and Tyler vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill

Match each American officer below with his theatre of command in the Mexican War: · Stephen W. Kearny · Zachary Taylor · Winfield Scott · John C. Fremont

· Stephen W. Kearny - Santa Fe · Zachary Taylor - northern Mexico · Winfield Scott - Mexico City · John C. Frémont - California

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

Manifest Destiny

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

President Tyler's desire to help his troubled administration

Arrange the following into chronological order: Slidell mission rejected,American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley, declaration of war on Mexico, and Bear Flag revolt

Slidell mission rejected,American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley, declaration of war on Mexico, and Bear Flag revolt

Arrange the following in chronological order of the United State's acquisition: Texas, Oregon, and California

Texas, Oregon, and California

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved by

a compromise that gave each side some territory

The Aroostook War was the result of

a dispute over the northern boundary of Maine

Those people who most opposed President James K. Polk's expansionist program were the

antislavery forces

The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to

attract the vote of the state's rightists

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay

between the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, favored

both the annexation of Texas and the postponement of that annexation

In his quest for California, President James K. Polk first advocated

buying the area from Mexico