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In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an
American nation stretching across North America was called
Manifest Destiny
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What dilemma did the statehood of California cause?
Unbalanced Congress
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What was the big problem between Texas and Congress?
Congress gave the eastern part of Texas to New Mexico
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Most American leaders believed that the only way to keep the new
Pacific Coast territories from breaking away from United
States control was to construct
A transcontinental railroad
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The only member of President Tyler’s Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies
was ___
Daniel Webster
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Democratic candidate, “The Fainting General”
Franklin Pierce
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Whig candidate, “Old Fuss and Feathers”?
Winfield Scott
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Under Pierce, the U.S. opened Japan to trade. Who did this?
Commodore Matthew Perry
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Who negotiated the final purchase of Mexican land from
General Santa Anna?
James Gadsden
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of Stephen Douglas, seemed like a
good idea, but it ran afoul of this?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treat of Guadalupe Hildalgo
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What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo provide for?
Texas and California and everything in between ceded to the U.S. from Mexico
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This Act prohibited slavery in any territory acquired un the
treaty of G-H?Wilmot Proviso
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What did the political parties try to ignore in the 1848 presidential
election?
The issue of slavery
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In 1848 candidate Cass’ platform was to allow each territory to
decide about slavery. The term for this idea is?
Popular Sovereignty
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Who ran against Cass (Dem) in 1848?
Zachary Taylor, the Hero of Buena Vista
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What political party was formed, mostly of Whigs, who were
ardently anti-slavery?
Free Soil Party
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Why did Taylor win the election of 1848?
He was a Southerner from Louisiana. Van Buren (Free Soil) Took votes away from Cass in New York giving the state to Taylor.
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How many elections did the Whigs win in their 20 year
existence?
2
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What party was formed to “replace” the Whigs upon their
demise?
Republican
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The British-American dispute over the border of ____ was solved by a compromise that
gave each side some territory.
Maine
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____was annexed to the United States as a result of President
Tyler’s desire to help his troubled administration
Texas
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The primary group that was instrumental in strengthening and saving American claims to ____ were American missionaries to
the Indians.
Oregon
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The largest single addition to American territory was ____
The Mexican Secession
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In his quest for ____, President James K. Polk first advocated buying the area from Mexico
California
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Who was the American Commander in charge of
California during the Mexican War?
John C. Frémont
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In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, ____,
favored postponing the annexation of Texas
Henry Clay
People - $300During the Mexican War, the Polk
administration was called upon several times to respond to “spot”
resolutions indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions
were frequently introduced by
Abraham Lincoln
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_______’s plan to protect the South and slavery involved the election of two presidents, one
from the North and one from the South
John C. Calhoun’s
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____’s famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in a shift toward compromise in the North.
Daniel Webster’s