Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny

Question 0

Aroostook War

Answer 0

Feuding of lumberjacks with England due to skirmishes in the north for land.

Question 1

Manifest Destiny

Answer 1

Belief that America had the divine mission to expand all the way to pacific coast.

Question 2

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Answer 2

Britain got Halifax-Quebec route for road and Ameirica got a little mor land north of Maine.

Question 3

Polk’s 4-Point Mission

Answer 3

1. Lower tarrif 2. Restore independent treasury 3. Clear up Oregon border issue 4. Get California

Question 4

Mexican-American

Answer 4

Land dispute near Mexico. Rio Grande or Neuces River as border?

Question 5

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 5

America get land north of Rio Grande from Cali. to Texas (Mexican Cession) and Mexico gets $15 mill. + debts settled.

Question 6

Wilmot Proviso

Answer 6

Proposition that slavery should not exist in Mexican Cession. Didn’t get though Senate.