Chapter 17 Flashcards
(31 cards)
______ was a whig elected president in 1841
William H. Harrison
______ was elected vice president in 1841
John Tyler
Who was secretary of state in 1841?
Daniel Webster
Who was in the Senate and uncrowned king of Whigs?
Henry Clay
What happened in Harrison’s 4 weeks in office?
contacted pneumonia and died
Harrison had the shortest administration in American history but longest _______
inaugural address
Who left Jacksonian Democrats for Whigs, but was at odds with majority of Whigs?
John Tyler
What was the Whig party platform?
Pro-bank, pro- protective tariff, and pro-internal improvements
Who was known as the “great compromiser?”
Henry Clay
What removed dollar-distribution scheme and lowered rates to moderately protective level of 1832-roughly 32% on dutiable goods?
Tariff of 1842
The dispute between the US and Britain over the Maine-Canada led to this war; the lumberjacks fought over who would get to chop down the lumber at the border ?
Aroostook War
What treaty settled the dispute over the Maine-Canada border? What did this treaty do?
Webster-Ashburton Treaty; It drew a line at the Aroostook River and roughly split the difference of land; the US also got the Mesabi range in Minnesota
What did the Mesabi iron ore range supply America?
helped supply the American industrial revolution’s need for iron ore to make steel
Since 1836, _______ was standing alone as its own country
Texas
In 1844, ______ ran for president on a very clear pro-expansion platform
James K. Polk
The US had a strong claim to Oregon because of ________’s exploration of the coast, and _______ exploration in the heart of Oregon territory
Captain Robert Gray; Lewis and Clark
Who did James K. Polk defeat in the election of 1844?
Henry Clay
What was Polk’s nickname?
Young Hickory
What was Polk’s 4 point mission for himself and the nation?
- Lower the tariff
- Restore the independent treasury (put U.S. money into non-government banks)
- Clear up the Oregon border issue
- Get California
Who was the secretary of treasury under Polk? What did they do together?
Robert J Walker; lowered the tariff from 32% to 25%
What settled the Oregon issue?
The 49th parallel- it roughly split the land at this point
Polk sent ____ to Mexico City to make and offer to purchase California for 25$ million. Why was he turned away?
John Slidell; Mexico was stilll upset over the loss of texas
Who had the spot resolution over who owned the disputed land?
Abraham Lincoln
_______ and 1,700 troops marched from Ft. Leavenworth southward to the present New Mexico/Mexico border, then he headed west to San Diego. He effectively marked off the present border of the U.S.
General Stephen W. Kearny
