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| 3254167031 | John Tyler | (1841-1845) His opinions on all the important issues had been forcefully stated, and he had only been chosen to balance the Whig ticket with no expectation he would ever have power. He was a former Democrat. He was in favor of state's rights, and a strict interpretation of the constitution, he opposed protective tariffs, a national bank and internal improvements at national expense. | 0 | |
| 3254167032 | John Slidell | A diplomat sent by Polk to buy California, New Mexico, and Texas from the Mexicans. Mexico rejected his offer and Polk sent Taylor's army into Mexico | 1 | |
| 3254168627 | Winfield Scott | Old Fuss and Feathers, marched on Mexico City in 1847, considered to be the ablest general of his generation | 2 | |
| 3254168628 | Zachary Taylor | (1849-1850), Whig president who was a Southern slave holder, and war hero (Mexican-American War). Won the 1848 election. Surprisingly did not address the issue of slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his Vice President was Millard Fillmore. | 3 | |
| 3254169672 | Nicholas P. Trist | Chief clerk in the State Department, was sent to negotiate a peace treaty with a defeated Mexico in 1847. Before he could open negotiations he was summoned to return, but he ignored the order and stayed to negotiate the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. | 4 | |
| 3254169673 | James K. Polk | 11th President of the United States from Tennessee; committed to westward expansion; led the country during the Mexican War; U.S. annexed Texas and took over Oregon during his administration | 5 | |
| 3254169674 | Stephen W. Kearny | General that led a detachment of 17,000 troops over the Santa fe Tail from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe. Secured California for the US. | 6 | |
| 3254170845 | David Wilmot | Congressman who proposed the amendment that would have outlawed slavery from Mexican territories | 7 | |
| 3254170846 | John C. Frémont | an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United States, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery. | 8 | |
| 3254170847 | William Henry Harrison | (1841), was an American military leader, politician, the ninth President of the United States, and the first President to die in office. His death created a brief Constitutional crisis, but ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe. | 9 | |
| 3254172190 | Santa Anna | Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) | 10 | |
| 3254172191 | joint resolution | A formal expression of congressional opinion that must be approved by both houses of congress and by the president; constitutional amendments need not be signed by the president | 11 | |
| 3254172192 | Manifest Destiny | A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. | 12 | |
| 3254173817 | Fiscal Bank | new bank of the United States proposed by Henry Clay but vetoed by Tyler | 13 | |
| 3254173818 | Webster-Ashburton Treaty | 1842 between the US and the Brits, settled boundry disputes in the North West, fixed most borders between US and Canada, talked about slavery and excredition | 14 | |
| 3254173819 | Tariff of 1842 | A protective tariff signed by President John Tyler, it raised the general level of duties to about where they had been before the Compromise Tariff of 1833. Also banned pornography by increasing its cost. | 15 | |
| 3254175146 | "conscience" Whigs | Anti-slavery whigs who opposed both the Texas annexation and the Mexican War on moral grounds. | 16 | |
| 3254175147 | Bear Flag revolt | A revolt of American settlers in California against Mexican rule. It ignited the Mexican War and ultimately made California a state. | 17 | |
| 3254182290 | The Caroline | American ship that was carrying military supplies to the rebelling Canadians when it was sunk by a British ship | 18 | |
| 3254183627 | Hudson's Bay Company | the oldest company in Canada. controlled most of the fur trade and owned Rupert's land. | 19 | |
| 3254184823 | Californios | Descendants of Spanish and Mexican conquerors; Spanish speaking inhabitants of California they were culture of Mexico carried to California. | 20 | |
| 3254184824 | Liberty party | A former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848 | 21 | |
| 3254184825 | Aroostook War | Maine lumberjacks camped along the Aroostook Rive in Maine in 1839 tried to oust Canadian rivals. Militia were called in from both sides until the Webster Ashburn - Treaty was signed. Took place in disputed territory. | 22 | |
| 3254184857 | Walker Tariff | 1846 - Sponsored by Polk's Secretary of Treasury, Robert J. Walker, it lowered the tariff. It introduced the warehouse system of storing goods until duty is paid. | 23 | |
| 3254187126 | Wilmot Proviso | 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico | 24 | |
| 3254187127 | Whigs | The party opposed Jackson's strong-armed leadership style and policies. They promoted protective tariffs, federal funding for internal improvements, and other measures that strengthened the central government. Reaching its height of popularity in the 1830s, they disappeared from the national political scene by the 1850s. | 25 | |
| 3254187128 | Oregon fever | 1842 - Many Eastern and Midwestern farmers and city dwellers were dissatisfied with their lives and began moving up the Oregon trail to the Willamette Valley. This free land was widely publicized. | 26 | |
| 3254188417 | Maine | The Webster-Ashburton Treaty established the border of this eastern state | 27 | |
| 3254188418 | Rio Grande | Claimed by United States as southern boundary of Texas. | 28 | |
| 3254204252 | Creole | Person in Spain's colonies in the Americas who was an American-born descendent of Spanish settlers | 29 | |
| 3254206347 | "Fifty-four fourty or fight" | A slogan used in the 1844 presidential campaign as a call for the U.S. annexation of the Oregon territory | 30 | |
| 3254209270 | spot resolutions | Congressman Abraham Lincoln supported a proposition to find the exact spot where American troops were fired upon, suspecting that they had illegally crossed into Mexican territory. | 31 | |
| 3254209271 | California Bear Flag Republic | (1846) Short-lived California republic, established by local American settlers who revolted against Mexico. Once news of the war with Mexico reached the Americans, they abandoned the Republic in favor of joining the United States. | 32 | |
| 3254211400 | Battle of Buena Vista | (1847) Key American victory against Mexican forces in the Mexican-American War. Elevated General Zachary Taylor to national prominence and helped secure his success in the 1848 presidential election. | 33 | |
| 3254211401 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | (1848) treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico that officially ended the Mexican-American War; Mexico had to give up much of its northern territory to the U.S (Mexican Cession); in exchange the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and said that Mexicans living in the lands of the Mexican Cession would be protected | 34 |
