American Pageant 16th edition Chapter 17 Flashcards

13172844407	Tariff of 1842 (364)	Protective measure passed by Congressional Whigs, raising tariffs to pre-compromise tariff of 1833 rates.	0
13172844408	Caroline	Diplomatic row between the United States and Britain. Developed after British troops set fire to an American steamer carrying supplies across the Niagara River to Canadian insurgents, during Canada's short-lived insurrection.	1
13172844409	Creole	American ship captured by a group of rebelling Virginia slaves. The slaves successfully sought asylum in the Bahamas, raising fears among Southern planters that the British West Indies would become a safe haven for runaway slaves.	2
13172844410	Aroostook War	Series of clashes between American and Canadian lumberjacks in the disputed territory of northern Maine, resolved when a permanent boundary was agreed upon in 1842.	3
13172844411	Manifest Destiny	Belief that the US was destined by God to spread its 'emire of liberty" across North America. Served as a justification for the mid-nineteenth-century expansionism.	4
13172844412	"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"	slogan used in the 1844 presidential election as a call for us annexation of the oregon territory	5
13172844413	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	6
13172844414	Walker Tariff	Revenue-enhancing measure that lowered tariffs from 1842 levels thereby fueling trade and increasing Treasury receipts.	7
13172844415	Spot Resolutions	Measures introduced by Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln, questioning President James K. Polk's justification for war with Mexico. Lincoln requested that Polk clarify precisely where Mexican forces had attacked American troops.	8
13172844416	California Bear Flag Republic	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.	9
13172844417	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.	10
13172844418	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo	Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million	11
13172844419	Conscience Whigs	Anti-slavery whigs who opposed both the Texas annexation and the Mexican War on moral grounds.	12
13172844420	Wilmot Proviso	1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico	13
13172844421	John Tyler	elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died 1841-1845, President responsible for annexation of Mexico after receiving mandate from Polk, opposed many parts of the Whig program for economic recovery	14
13172844422	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.	15
13172844423	John C. Fremont	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.	16
13172844424	Winfield Scott	"Old Fuss and Feathers," whose conquest of Mexico City brought U.S. victory in the Mexican War	17
13172844425	Nicholas P. Trist (1800-1874)	American diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, ending the Mexican-American War and acquiring a vast secession of territory from Mexico.	18
13172844426	David Wilmot	Congressman who proposed the amendment that would have outlawed slavery from Mexican territories	19
13172844427	James K. Polk	president in March 1845. wanted to settle oregon boundary dispute with britain. wanted to aquire California. wanted to incorperate Texas into union.	20