Apush Chapter 17
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
49 degrees
Arrange the following in chronological order; A. annexation of Texas B. Webster-Ashburton Treaty C. Settlement of the Oregon boundary D. Aroostook War
D,B,A,C
All of the following were reasons why Britain was intensely interested in an independent Texas EXCEPT
Texas could become a location for the settlement of undesirable British emigrants
In what year did John O'Sullivan coin the phrase Manifest Destiny?
1845
Texas was annexed to the Untied States as a result of
a joint resolution rather than a treaty
The group most supportive of gaining control of all of the Oregon Country was the
northern Democrats
Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the
rich soil of the Willamette River Valley
As a result of the panic of 1837
several states defaultyed 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 US
THe Wilmot Proviso
symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories
The largest single addition to American territory was
the MExican Cession
One reason that the British government decided to compromise on the Oregon Country border was
their belief that the territory was not worth fighting over
THe Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California
very harshly
During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to spot resolutions, indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions were frequently introduced by
Abraham Lincoln
During an 1837 Canadian rebellion against Britain
America was unlawfuly invaded by the British
The group that was instrumental in saving the soil of Oregon for the United States was
American missionaries to the Indians
Arrange in chronological order the United States' acquisition of A. Oregon B. Texas C. California
B,A,C
When the Mexican government secularized authority in California
Californios eventually gained control of the land
Which of these is NOT a true statement about the missions in California
Californios were at the lowest rungs of society in the early to mid 1800s
the area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between the
Columbia River, the 49th parallel, and the Pacific Ocean
The only member of PResident Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was
Daniel Webster
when northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, the reply was
Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico
the earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was by
John L. O'Sullivan
All of the following were legacies of the US war with Mexico, EXCEPT
Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the US
In the 1840s the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across
Manifest Destiny
Arrange the following in chronological order ; Bear Flag revolt Sidell mission rejected declaration of war on Mexico American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley
Slidell Troops Declaration Bear Flag
The first Old World Europeans to come to California were
Spanish
the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, ending the Mexican war, included
United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico
MULTIPLE The MExican War resulted in
a 1/3 increase combat experience increased respect deepened sectional tensions
The Aroostook War was
a small-scale calsh between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada
MULTIPLE Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because
an independent Texas was a potential counterweight to the future growth of a powerful Untied States Texas would be an important alternative source of cotton for the British textile industry
Those people most opposed to Presidnet James K. Polk's expansionist program were the
antislavery forces
THe Californios political ascendancy in California ended
as a result of the influx of Anglo golddiggers
The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 180 ticket as vice president to
attract the vote of the states' rightists
The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved
by a compromise that gave each side some territory
John Tyler joined the Whig Party because he
could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson
MULTIPLE President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to
create a new national bank distribute public land sales revenue to the states
MULTIPLE Points of controversy between the US and Mexico in 1845-1846 included
damage claims the refusal American annexation
In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate Henry Clay
favored both the postponing and the annexation of Texas
In his quest for California, President James K. Polk
first advocated buying the area from Mexico
Relations between Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century could be characterized as
generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution
All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a United States EXCEPT
he sent legislation to Congress for the creation of a National Bank
when the war with mexico began, president James K. Polk
hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California
One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to
humiliate the bullies of the North by invading the US and freeing black slaves
The election of 1844 was notable because
it was fought over the issue of expansionism
MULTIPLE President Polk's program for his administration included
lower tariffs a new independent treasury system Acquisition of California Settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute
One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation
might give more power to the supporters of slavery
Americans responded to the Oregon settlement with
northwestern states joining with antislavery forces to condemn the pact
The nomination of James K. Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by
southern expansionists
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
Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Texas because
the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas
In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
the impulse to satisfy those asking for spot resolutions
