Chapter 17
Chapter #17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy – Big Picture Themes
IDENTIFICATIONS:
John Tyler
Was the tenth President of the United States. A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before winning election as Vice President in 1840.
Slidell’s Mission
U.S. troops were stationed at the U.S./Mexico border, ready to defend against Mexican attack. The Mexican government rejected Slidell's mission. After Mexican forces attacked at Matamoros, the United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846.
John C. Fremont
He was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.
Manifest Destiny
Was the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent.
James K. Polk
Was the 11th President of the United States
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies.
Spot Resolutions
Were offered in the United States House of Representatives on 22 December 1847 by Abraham Lincoln, Whig representative from Illinois
The Tariff of 1842
Was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States to reverse the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The peace treaty signed in Guadalupe Hidalgo between the U.S. and Mexico that ended the Mexican–American War.
Wilmot Proviso
One of the major events leading to the American Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future.
IDENTIFICATIONS:
John Tyler
Was the tenth President of the United States. A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before winning election as Vice President in 1840.
Slidell’s Mission
U.S. troops were stationed at the U.S./Mexico border, ready to defend against Mexican attack. The Mexican government rejected Slidell's mission. After Mexican forces attacked at Matamoros, the United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846.
John C. Fremont
He was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.
Manifest Destiny
Was the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent.
James K. Polk
Was the 11th President of the United States
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies.
Spot Resolutions
Were offered in the United States House of Representatives on 22 December 1847 by Abraham Lincoln, Whig representative from Illinois
The Tariff of 1842
Was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States to reverse the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The peace treaty signed in Guadalupe Hidalgo between the U.S. and Mexico that ended the Mexican–American War.
Wilmot Proviso
One of the major events leading to the American Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future.