Chapter 12 Flashcards
Brought American settlers to Texas
Stephen Austin
Third party arose to protest the admission of Texas as a slave state
Liberty party
Fought Texans and Americans
Santa Anna
Slaughtered of a small Texas outpost and mission by the Mexican army; became the rallying cry during Texas’s war for independence
The Alamo
The term for a candidate who is largely unknown by the general public
Dark horse
“Overspread and to possess the whole of the continent”
Manifest destiny
Won texan independence
Sam Houston
The most important trail in the settlement of the far west
The Oregon trail
“His accidency”
John Tyler
Head of the Whig party
Henry clay
“Dark horse” president
James K. Polk
This trail was a trade route between Mexico and the United States
The Santa Fe trail
Won in northern Mexico
Zachary Taylor
Captured New Mexico
Stephen Kearny
Explorer; bear flag republic
John C. Fremont
Captured Mexico City
Winfield Scott
Buena vista
Northern Mexico campaign
This state’s borders were settled as a result of negotiations with Britain
Maine
Santa Fe
New Mexico campaign
John C. Fremont
California campaign
Mexico City
Central Mexico campaign
Defeat of Mexico that led to Texan independence
Battle of San jacinto
Settlement of the Maine boundary dispute
Webster-ashburton treaty
Narrow American victory in northern Mexico against overwhelming odds
Battle of buena vista
Capture of an important Mexico port
Vera Cruz
Mexican cession of the New Mexico and California
Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
The state was called the “bear flag republic
California
Trail primarily by a religious sect
The Mormon trail
Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for independence?
A Mexican army invaded Texas
Why John Tyler was called “his accidency “
He came to the presidency when William Henry Harrison died
Why did Daniel Webster remain on tyler’s cabinet after everyone else resigned?
Was in the middle of negotiations with Britain
Who was perhaps the hardest-working president in our nations history before 1860
James k. Polk
Why was Texas annexed by a joint resolution of congress rather than by a formal treaty
Congress lacked the necessary two-thirds support required to approve a treaty
Two factors that contributed to the Mexican war
Mexico’s resentment over America’s annexation of Texas / America’s belief in manifest destiny/ the history of hostility between Mexico and the United States
Which campaign was won by an American army of explorers, marines, and cavalry
California
Why did the Californians revolt against American troops during the Mexican war
Harsh treatment by the American soldiers
What was the greatest spur to American settlement of the Oregon territory
Missionaries
Explain why travel on the western trails were dangerous for early settlers
🔹attack was always present
🔹broken axle or the death of an oxen could strand people in wilderness to die
🔹at times in the year in certain places water was scarce
🔹weather
🔹to be caught in a winter snowstorm could be life threatening
Compare and contrast Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor
Dressed sloppily and lacked an air of superiority his undeniable bravery and friendly manner won him the unflinching devotion of his men. However he was not a particularly good strategist and his easygoing manner did not create the most organized or disciplined camps. Scott on the other hand was nicknamed “old fuss and feathers” because of his love for military pomp and discipline. He lacked Taylor’s warmth and was not as popular with the rank and file soldiers. However he had a better grasp of strategy and his Mexican campaign was one of the most brilliant in American military history
