Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny

Question 0

The Alamo

Answer 0

Used missionary as fort, Mexicans murdered everyone

Question 1

Texan independence

Answer 1

Mexican territory. Most were American settlers with slaves. Wanted independence. Sam Houston and Steven Austin created republic of Texas.

Question 2

Battle of San jacinto

Answer 2

Texans defeated Santa Anna army and captured him at gunpoint he signed. Texas was annexed by the United States.

Question 3

Oregon trail

Answer 3

Moved westward for opportunity

Question 4

Oregon dispute: 54,40 or fight

Answer 4

Threatened war with Britain, compromised at 49th parallel

Question 5

Slidell mission

Answer 5

Offered to buy up to rio grande area, New Mexico and California but It was declined

Question 6

James k Polk

Answer 6

Expansionist “dark horse”

Question 7

Spot resolution

Answer 7

Vague about where exactly American blood was shed. Wanted evidence

Question 8

Mexican war 1846-1848

Answer 8

North disagreed to go to war. Afraid new territory would lead to the expansion of slavery

Question 9

Wilmont provisio

Answer 9

Any land won from Mexico would be free. Never was accepted

Question 10

Bear flag revolt

Answer 10

1845 led by John C Frémont who rode up against Mexico. Completely on our own for this war

Question 11

Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo

Answer 11

Ended Mexican war (forced) gave us everything up to rio grande 15$million paid. 1/3 of the country

Question 12

They were for the working man and it would hurt them.

Answer 12

Why was the free soil party against expansion of slavery?

Question 13

1848 election.

Answer 13

Zachary taylor won. Van buren was free soil

Question 14

What demographic consequences did the gold rush of 1848 have?

Answer 14

Many people went westward to California in search of riches

Question 15

Gasden purchase

Answer 15

Building railroad through Arizona

Question 16

Kansas Nebraska act 1859

Answer 16

Counteract Missouri compromise. 2 separate territories decided slavery by popular sovereignty

Question 17

Bleeding Kansas

Answer 17

So corrupt people can in from everywhere to skew votes civil war in Kansas almost

Question 18

Charles summer

Answer 18

Accuse south of being responsible for violence. Called out names

Question 19

Preston brooks

Answer 19

Called out hit summer with cane

Question 20

John brown

Answer 20

Violent abolitionists. Believed he was on a mission from God.
•pottawatomic massacre 1856
•raid on harpers ferry 1859 –> treason

Question 21

Dred scott vs Sanford

Answer 21

Slave brought into north by master she because he should be a free black
Case thrown out brought back Supreme Court ruled that slaves are property and everyone is entitle to privete property therefore slavery is constitutional

Question 22

Freeport doctrine

Answer 22

Lincoln”how do you (Douglas) address popular soverintu after Dred scott case?” If you don’t like it nullify it