Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy Flashcards

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Who did not favor Tyler’s presidency?

A

Clay and Webster

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2
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Was Tyler a democrat or whig?

A

He was a whig by name, but he favored democratic policies

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Was Tyler a minority or majority president?

A

minority

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4
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What acts by congress did tyler veto?

A

Fiscal bank, fiscal corporation, independent treasury system, whig tariff

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5
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What acts did tyler pass?

A

law of 1842

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6
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Why did the americans dislike the british?

A

proBrit feds were gone, magazines, brit travelers wrote acidly

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7
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What two nations dropped out of the scramble for texas?

A

Russia and spain

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8
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Who strengthened the american presence in oregon?

A

missionaries

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