manifest destiny Flashcards

1
Q

John O’Sullivan

A

-coined term
-manifest destiny-america’s given destiny to expand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Caroline affair

A

-small canadian revolt 1837
american ship:caroline
-carrying supplies to canadian insurgents
-violation of neutrality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

creole

A

-1841
-tense episode between america and britain
-britain offered refuge in bahamas
-creole ship taken over by slaves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

aroostook war

A

-1840s
-maine dispute
-britain turned into war
-fought between americans and canadians

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

webster ashburton treaty

A

-1842
-lord ashburton
-negotiate maine boundary dispute
-compromise: british get less land but get road

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

clayton bulwer treaty

A

-1850
-conflicted monroe doctrine
-decided neither america nor britain could make military settlements or exclusive control of waterway
-helped americans at first but then impedes progress

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

the oregon question

A

-conflict between america and britain
-both america and britain occupying land in peace until america wanted all of it
-treaty of 1818-live peacefully
-issue resolved peacefully by britain giving land

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

54 40 or fight

A

-conflict over oregon with britain
-wanted all land over california or else they will fight
-polk slogan
-america doesnt do 54 40 or fight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

annexation of texas

A

-mandate by polk
-used joint resolution to annex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

desire for california

A

-polk wants to buy california

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

border dispute-nueces river/rio grande

A

-mexico owned texas
-southwestern boundary of territory had been nueces river
-texans claimed rio grande as southern border, given more land

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

“spot resolutions”

A

-lincoln damns justification for war with mexico
-didn’t believe polks justification (that blood was shed on american soil)
-asks for exact spot blood was shed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

mexico war-cause/significance

A

-mexico viewed texas as mexico, dispute over rio frande/nueces river
-sent john slidell in attempt to buy ca
-sent armed troops into mexico, forcing attack
-polk claims american blood was shed
-requests congress to declare war
-1846-1848
-northern whigs opposed to war
-lincoln+spot resolution
-william proviso+question over slavery in new territory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

treaty of guadalupe-hildalgo

A

-ends mexican war
-signed by nicholas trist
-mexico gives us texas, oregon, california
-us pays $15 million for it
-good compromise for pro slavery & pro-expansion so passes through senate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

wilmont proviso (david wilmont)

A

-1846
-amendment banning slavery in new territory from mexico
-meant to limit power of south
-didn’t pass senate, adopted to state legislatures in all but one free state

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

john tyler

A

-president in 1841 when harrison died
-whig with democratic views, expansionist democrat

17
Q

james k. polk

A

-annexes texas

18
Q

zachary taylor

A

-general during mexican war
-hero of buena vista
-won for president without establishing firm stances on major issues

19
Q

millard fillmore

A

-vp to taylor
-replaces for taylor
-compromise of 1850
-not re-elected, later nominee for know-nothing party

20
Q

franklin pierce

A

-nominated by democrats (1852)
-pro-slavery/southern
-defeats winfield scott
-election beginning of end of whigs

21
Q

john c. fremont

A

-first republican candidate
-didn’t win
-lost to buchanan

22
Q

winfield scott

A

-general of mexican war
-negotiated treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo
-unsuccessful run for president against pierce in 1852

23
Q

john slidell

A

-sent by polk to buy california for 25 million

24
Q

nicholas trist

A

-sent by polk during mexican war
-santa anna demanded bribe, polk was mad and called trist
-treaty of guadalupe-hildago hastily formed

25
Q

henry clay

A

-compromise of 1850
-defeated by polk for lack of opinion in election of 1844