Ch 13 Flashcards
The idea of the manifest destiny claimed to that hat
God sanctioned American expansion westward across the continent
What effect did Mexico’s winning it’s independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest
American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained its independence.
what was Oregon fever and how did it come about
It referred to the large migration of many settlers to Oregon, drawn there by the fertile Land.
which of the following did the Donner Party come to represent
The immense desperation some pioneers face on the trail, placing survival before all else
Why did the Mexican government attempt to curtail the American settlement of Texas
The Mexican government worried about the intentions of the Americans living there, namely, the possibility of they’re conspiring with the United states to take Texas
what was the significance of the battle of the Alamo
Santa Anna won a costly victory, but the intense fighting had turned the rebellion into a war for Texas independence
John Tyler broke with the Democrats and join the Whigs because he
Disagreed with Andrew Jackson’s position on nullification
why was the annexation of Texas popular in the south
It would be entering the Union as a slave state.
what was the effect of President Polk’s order that Zachary Taylor moved his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande
It provoked a Mexican attack as part of a scheme to justify the beginning of a war with Mexico, and ultimately to gain New Mexico and California
among the opponents of the Mexican American war was
Abraham Lincoln
What was one way, then, Mexican American war proved unique in American history
It was America’s first major military intervention outside the U.S., and the first time the U.S.military forces had conquered and occupied another country
How did the Mexican American war ultimately deepen sectional division in the United states
The new territories acquired fuelled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them
idea of popular sovereignty
Would allow people in the territories to decide whether to permit slavery
The free-soilers stance on slaver
Was based on the principle that the institution should not be allowed in western territories
What did Zachary Taylor proposed in 1849
California is immediate entry as a free state
