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APUSH Ch. 17 Review Flashcards

AP US History
American Pageant 13th Ed.
Chapter 17 Review
(Vocab + Questions)
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http://wikinotes.wikidot.com/chapter-17-13

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1938741821William Henry HarrisonWhig President elected in 1840 who suddenly died after only on month in office0
1938741822John TylerDidn't have Whig beliefs; had a strong independent streak1
1938741823McLeodboasted of helping in the attack on the U.S. ship Caroline and was arrested and condemned to execution2
1938741824Creole (American ship)Ship that was overtaken by 130 slaves; British gave asylum to the slaves (this upset Southern Americans)3
1938741825Aroostook Warlargely fought by lumberjacks fighting on each side over who'd get to chop down the lumber4
1938741826Webster-Ashburton Treaty• Treaty resolving Aroostook War • Roughly split the difference of land • U.S. got Mesabi range in Minnesota5
1938741827Mesabi iron ore rangean extremely valuable piece of land and helped supply the American industrial revolution's need for iron ore to make steel6
1938741828James K. PolkRan for president on a very clear pro-expansion platform7
1938741829MexicoCountry that claimed U.S. stole Texas from them8
1938741830Captain Robert GrayExplored the coast of Columbia River into the heart of the Oregon territory, giving the U.S. a strong claim on that territory9
1938741831Oregon Trailpioneer trail that began in Missouri and crossed the Great Plains into the Oregon Country10
1938741832Election of 1844James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay for President11
1938741833Young HickoryNickame given to James Polk due to his similar beliefs and birthplace as Andrew Jackson12
1938741834Polk's 4-Point Mission1. Lower the tariff 2. Restore the independent treasury (put U.S. money into non-government banks) 3. Clear up the Oregon border issue 4. Get California13
1938741835Robert J. WalkerPolk's Secretary of Treasury who helped lower the tariff from 32% to 25%14
193874183649th parallelline at which the Oregon Territory was drawn in 1846 separating the British and American claims15
1938741837John SlidellSent by James Polk to Mexico City to make an offer to purchase California for $25 million; Mexico declined16
1938741838spot resolutionWhen Abraham Lincoln refused to vote for war with Mexico until he knew who actually owned the disputed land17
1938741839General Stephen W. KearnyMarched wth his 1,700 troops to the New Mexico and Mexico border then to San Diego18
1938741840Captain John C. FremontTook California and proclaimed the "Bear Flag Republic"19
1938741841Commodore SloatCame by boat with U.S. Navy to secure California for good20
1938741842General Zachary Taylorscored victories in Texas; well-known for beating Santa Anna at Buena Vista21
1938741843General Winfield Scott ("Old Rough and Ready")Sent to Mexico city to deliever the coup d'grace (final blow); he conquered Mexico City22
1938741844Nicholas TristDiplomat sent along with Scott's army; his job was to secure a peace deal as soon as Polk's demands were met23
1938741845Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo• Treaty worked out by Trist • Ended the war • America got land • U.S. pay $15 million for land and assume $3.5 million in debts from Mexico • U.S. "forced" Mexico to sell land24
1938741846Mexican CessionLand bought from Mexico including California and the future states of NV, AZ, NM, CO, and UT25
193874184713,000American deaths in the Mexican War26
1938741848Wilmot Provisosuggested that the Mexican Cession lands be closed to slavery27
1938741849Liberty (party)Party that "stole" votes from Henry Clay28
1938741850CanadaBritish colony where Americans regularly aided anti-government rebels29
1938741851Mainestate where "Aroostook War" was fought over a disputed boundary with Canada30
1938741852BritainNation that strongly backed independence for Texas, hoping to turn it into an economic asset and antislavery bastion31
1938741853Conscience WhigsAntislavery Whigs who opposed both the Texas annexation and the Mexican War on moral grounds32
1938741854joint resolutionAct of both houses of Congress by which Texas was annexed33
193874185554° 40'Northern boundary of Oregon territory jointly occupied with Britain, advocated by Democratic party and others as the desired line of American expansion34
1938741856Oregon TrailTwo-thousand-mile-long path along which thousands of Americans journeyed to the Willamette VaHey in the 1840s35
1938741857Manifest Destinythe widespread American belief that God had ordained the United States to occupy all the territory of North America36
1938741858Liberty partySmall antislavery party that took enough votes from Henry Clay to cost him the election of 184437
193874185949° (49th parallel)Final compromise line that settled the Oregon boundary dispute in 184638
1938741860CaliforniaRich Mexican province that Polk tried to buy and Mexico refused to sell39
1938741861Nueces RiverRiver that Mexico claimed as the Texas-Mexico boundary, crossed by Taylor's troops in 184640

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