Chapter 17 - Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Democrat who won the election of 1844 and Tyler took that as a sign to acquire Texas before he left the presidency

Was vice president to Harrison

Signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848

Population of California (1845) consisted of ________ and Indians.

Polk ordered 4, 000 men under ________ to Rio Grande on January 13, 1846.

________ gave up its American territory with the Florida Treaty of 1819.

Teas made treaties with ________, Holland, and Belgium.

Was sparked by periods of public disdain for Britain

________ sent John Slidell to Mexico City in 1845 to buy California for $ 25 million with the offer being rejected.

Ceded Texas and area that included California to America for $15 million

Proposed an amendment that stated that the territory from Mexico should remain slave-free

Provided field experience for officers who became generals in the Civil War

________ was successful in attling his way to Mexico City and became Lincolns first choice n leading the Union Army in Civil War.

Led 1,700 troops to Santa Fe

________ asked Congress to declare war on Mexico on May 9, 1846.

Controlled the Oregon territory that was north of the Columbia River while America controlled the southern territory

Was a leading issue in presidential campaign of 1844

Many Americans felt that God had destined them to spread their democratic institutions over the continent and over South Americas as well