chapter 17
in the Oregon treaty with Britain in 1846,the northern boundary o the united states was established to the pacific ocean along the line of
49°.
why was John Tyler's ascendancy to the presidency a disaster for the Whig party?
ALL OF THESE CHOICES
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
the only member of president Tyler's whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was
Daniel Webster
The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was by
John L. O'Sullivan
which of the following was one of the reasons why some antislavery northerners believed there was a southern conspiracy to extend slavery into the southwest?
President Tyler, a states' rights democrat from Virginia,maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas
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
what military leader in the mexican-american war became a national hero and eventually president?
Zachary Taylor
The aroostook war was the result of
a dispute over the northern boundary of Maine
president James K. Polk's objectives in Oregon included
a division of the territory at the 49th parallel
Texas was annexed to the united states as a result of
a joint resolution rather than a treaty
"Manifest destiny" is the belief that the united states had
a mission to spread american ideals across the continent
what did president James K. Polk want from mexico in 1845 and 1846?
acquisition from mexico of California and new mexico
the group the was instrumental in saving the soil of Oregon or the united states was
american missionaries to the Indians
The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to
attract the vote of the states' rightists
The British-American dispute over the boarder 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
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
which of the following did the Whig political program in 1840 include?
government-financed internal improvements
All of the following happened after the president John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new bank of the united states except
he sent legislation to congress for the creation of a national bank
whenthe war with Mexico began, president James K. Polk
hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of california
The election of 1844 was notable because
it was fought over a single issue
which of these is not a true statement about the wilmot proviso?
it was strongly supported by southern democrats
In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an american nation stretching across North America was called
manifest destiny
in the United states, which of the following was not a reason for opposition to the Mexican-american war?
mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable.
One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation
might give more power to create a new national bank
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 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
The nomination of James K. Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by
southern expansionists
The wilmot proviso
symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories
which of the following was not one o the causes of increasingly tense relations between the Mexican government and the american residents in Texas after 1830?
the desire of the Mexican government to sell Texas to the united states
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
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
in the Mexican-american war, why was the united states victorious is virtually all its encounters with Mexican forces?
the united states possessed superior artillery and supplies
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