Chapter 17 Flashcards
(21 cards)
John Tyler
10th President
Tariff of 1842
protective measure raising tariffs to pre-Compromise of 1833 rates
Caroline
American steamer attacked bya British force on the New York shore
Creole
American ship caotured by a group of rebelling Virginia slaves
Arostook War
Series of clashes between American and Canadian lumberjacks in the disputed territory of northern Maine
James K. Polk
11th president
Manifest Destiny
belief that the U.S. was destined by God to spread its “empire of liberty” across North America
Fifty-four Forty or Fight
Slogan adopted by mid-nineteenth-century expansionists who advocated the occupation of Oregon territory
Libert Party
Antislavery party that ran candidates in the 1840 and 1844 elections
Walker tariff
Revenue enhancing measure that lowered tariffs
Spot Resolution
Measures questioning Polk’s justification for war with Mexico
Stephen W. Kearny
Led a detachment of 1700 troops from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe
John C. Fremont
Helped form the California Bear Flag Republic
California Bear Flag Republic
Short-lived California republic
Battle of Buena Vista
Key American victory against Mexican forces in thr Mexican-American War
Winfield Scott
Battled his way up to Mexico City
Nicholas P. Trist
Chief clerk of the State Department
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended war with Mexico; Mexico agreed to cede territory reaching northwest from Texas to Oregon
Conscience Whigs
Northern Whigs who opposed slavery
David Wilmot
Pennsylvania Congressman
Wilmot Proviso
Amendment that sought to prohibit slavery from territories acquired from Mexico
