NATIONAL EXPANSION AND SECTIONAL DIVISION, 1830–1850

Question 1

Mexico bans further U.S. immigration to Texas, bans slavery in Texas.

Answer 1

1830

Question 2

Siege of the Alamo; Texas wins independence from Mexico as “Lone
Star Republic.”

Answer 2

1836

Question 3

James K. Polk elected president.

Answer 3

1844

Question 4

John O’Sullivan coins the phrase “Manifest Destiny.”

Texas admitted to United States; Mexico breaks off diplomatic relations with United States.

Answer 4

1845

Question 5

Mexican War begins.
Wilmot Proviso defeated in Congress.
United States and Great Britain agree to divide Oregon at present-day Canadian border.

Answer 5

1846

Question 6

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ends Mexican War; United States gains territory in exchange for money.

Answer 6

1847

Question 7

Zachary Taylor elected president; Free-Soil Party founded.

Answer 7

1848

Question 8

California Gold Rush begins.

Answer 8

1849

Question 9

Compromise of 1850; passage of Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Zachary Taylor dies in office; Millard Fillmore becomes president.

Answer 9

1850

Question 10

Conference with Native American tribes of the Great Plains; settled on terms highly favorable to United States.

Answer 10

1851

Question 11

Gadsden Purchase.

Answer 11

1853