Chapter 12 Flashcards
Name two characteristics of Oregon that attracted settlers to that region.
Fertile soil, abundant land, and mild climate.
Why did Andrew Jackson refuse to annex Texas?
He feared annexation would spark a war with Mexico and many anti-slavery advocates opposed it.
Name three dangers of traveling on the western trails in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Indian attacks, animals dying, bad weather, and broken axels on wagons.
Identify the western trail (Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, or Mormon Trail) described by each of the following phrases:
a. Involved trade with the Spanish
b. Had cutoffs that went into California
c. The southernmost trail
d. Blazed primarily by a religious sect
a. Santa Fe Trail
b. Oregon Trail
c. Santa Fe Trail
d. Mormon Trail
Why was Tyler unpopular with the Whig Party?
He was more of an anti-Jackson democrat than a Whig. He opposed much of the Whig platform and refused to follow the lead of Whig leaders in his cabinet and in congress.
Who received more of the disputed territory in Maine under the provisions of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
United States
Why did Tyler annex Texas through a joint resolution of Congress rather than a treaty in the Senate?
For a treaty, Tyler needed 2/3 majority which he could not muster, but for a joint resolution he only needed a simple majority of each house.
*What made Polk unusual among politicians of his own day and would make him extremely so today?
He promised to serve one term and he kept his word and did it.
List at least three causes of the Mexican War.
- Mexican resentment over the U.S. annexation of Texas.
- American desire for California and New Mexico.
- A history of hostility between the two nations.
- The failure of negotiations concerning Texas, California and New Mexico
- The dispute of the Texas-Mexico boundary
What were the four main campaigns of the Mexican War?
California, New Mexico, northern Mexico, central Mexico
How did Santa Anna return to power in Mexico during the Mexican War?
Santa Anna persuaded the Polk administration that he would negotiate a peace settlement if he was allowed back into Mexico.
What were three results of the Mexican War?
- United States received Texas, New Mexico and California.
- Mexico received 15mil
- The U.S. assumed all debts owed to American citizens by Mexico
- More than 1,200 Mexicans died
- More than 200 officers received experience they would use in the Civil War.
*Why were Americans divided over going to war with Mexico?
Americans were more divided on the moral principle of owning dependencies
Give the dates for the following steps in American expansion and then place the steps in their proper chronological order.
a. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b. Annexation of Texas
c. Maine boundary settlement
d. Gadsden Purchase
e. Oregon boundary settlement
- Maine Boundary settlement 1842
- Annexation of Texas 1845
- Oregon Boundary settlement 1846
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848
- Gadsden Purchase 1853
Who first spurred American settlement of Oregon?
American missionaries to the Indians. Most notably, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman.
