Manifest Destiny

Today we are going to 1) take a brief quiz; 2) go over some of your answers from chapter 13; 3) Look at a letter from Colonel W. B. Travis (SOAPstone for homework); and 4) Begin chapter 17 - don't worry we will return to chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Study Questions

CHAPTER 17:  MANIFEST DESTINY AND ITS LEGACY

The Accession of "Tyler Too"

Know:    William Henry Harrison, John Tyler

14.        "Yet Tyler...should never have consented to run on the ticket."  Explain this quote from your text.

John Tyler:   A President Without a Party

Know:    "His Accidency,"  Henry Clay

15.        What proof can you give of Tyler's unpopularity?  What did Tyler do that made Whigs so angry with him?

A War of Words with England

Know:    Caroline, Creole

16.             Explain at least four causes of tension between the US and Great Britain in the 1830's and 1840's.

Manipulating the Maine Maps

Know:    Aroostook War, Lord Ashburton, Daniel Webster

17.        What was the result of the Ashburton-Webster Treaty?

The Lone Star of Texas Shines Alone

Know:    Lone Star Republic

18.        How did Mexico view Texas from 1836 to 1845?

The Belated Texas Nuptials

Know:    Conscience Whigs

19.        Why did some hesitate to annex Texas?  Why was it finally admitted to the Union?

Oregon Fever Populates Oregon

Know:    54 40', Willamette Valley, Oregon Trail

20.        What change with Oregon from 1819 to 1844 caused the British to become more willing to negotiate a final boundary?

A Mandate (?) for Manifest Destiny

Know:    James K. Polk, Dark Horse

21.        What part did Manifest Destiny play in the 1844 election?

Polk the Purposeful

22.        What were Polk's four goals?  Assess his degree of success.

Misunderstandings with Mexico

Know:    John Slidell, Nueces River

23.        What were the sources of the strained relationship between the U.S. and Mexico?

American Blood on American (?) Soil

Know:    Zachary Taylor, Spot Resolutions

24.        Explain some of the reasons Congress declared war on Mexico.

The Mastering of Mexico

Know:    Stephen Kearney, John C. Fremont, Bear Flag Republic, Winfield Scott

25.        What battles were fought to defeat Mexico?

Fighting Mexico for Peace

Know:    Nicholas P. Trist, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

26.        Why did some people oppose the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Profit and Loss in Mexico

Know:    Wilmot Proviso

27.        What positive and negative outcomes resulted for the United States from the Mexican-American War?

Makers of America: The Californios

Know:    Californios, Father Junipero Serra, Franciscans, Secularization, Anglos
28.        How did the Californios gain and then lose power?