U.S. History Chapter 12

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Narrow american victory in northern mexico against overwhelming odds-

- Battle of Buena Vista

Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for independence?

A mexican army invaded texas

Slaughter of a small Texas outpost by the Mexican army?

Alamo

What mission became the rallying cry during texas war for independence

Alamo

Defeat of battle that led to Texas independence

Battle of San Jacinto

Northern mexico

Buena Vista Campaign

Which campaign was won by american army of explorer , marines and cavalry

California

Which state was called the bear flag republic

California

John C. Fremont

California campaign

Mexico City

Central Mexico campaign

Texas was annexed when James K. Polk was president

False

The new mexico campaign involved hard marching and a great deal of fighting

False

The whitmans opposed the coming of American settlers coming to oregon

False

Which of the following events came last

Gadsden Purchase

Why did californians revolt against american troops during the mexican war

Harsh treatment by american soldiers

Head of the wig party

Henry Clay

Dark horse president

James K. Polk

Who was perhaps the hardest working president in our nation's before 1860

James K. Polk

Explorer and bearer flag republic

John C. Fremont

Accidency

John Tyler

What third party arose to protest the admission of texas as a slave state

Liberty Party

Which states borders were settled as a negotiation with Britain

Maine

What was the greatest spur to the American settlement in the oregon territory

Missionaries

Santa Fe

New Mexico Campaign

The blank trial was the most important settlement in the west

Oregon

Who won Texas independence?

Sam Houston

Fought Texans and Americans?

Santa Anna

Trade route between mexico and us

Santa Fe trail

Who brought American settlers to Texas?

Stephen Austin

Who captured new mexico

Stephen Kearny

What dispute was the immediate cause of the mexican war

The Texas Mexico border

Mexican secession of new mexico and california

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Military campaign in central mexico was the most brilliant in american history

True

Texas defeated Santa Anna and won its independence and won its army with only 800 men?

True

Capture of an important mexican port

Vera Cruz

Settlement of the maine boundary dispute

Webster Ashburton Treaty

Who captured mexico city

Winfield Scott

Who won in northern mexico

Zachary Taylor

What is term for a candidate who is largely unknown to the public

dark horse

John tyler was called his accidency because

he came to the presidency when William Henry Harrison died

Why was texas annexed by a joint resolution

he could not get two-thirds majority

Daniel webster remained on tylers cabinet after everyone else resigned because

middle of negotiation with Britain

Which of the following was not true of Sam Houston

supported secession from the other states.

America's manifest destiny was to

to overspread and possess the whole of the continent


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