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PresidentHarrison was said to be hounded to death by Whig spoilsmen. What is aspoilsman? |
Person who seeks toprofit by the spoils system (getting government jobs based on how much theysupport a certain political cause) |
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Why didPresident Harrison catch pneumonia? |
His long addresscaused him to be outside in cold weather for a long time, he got a cold andthen it developed into pneumonia. |
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Whowas considered the uncrowned king of the Whigs in the Senate? |
Henry Clay |
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What is uniqueabout William Harrison’s presidency? |
He died exactly onemonth later after his inauguration (shortest term of all time) |
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Whowas President Harrison’s Secretary of State? |
Daniel Webster |
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What politicalparty was Harrison part of? |
Whig |
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Who coined thephrase manifest destiny? When (Earliest known use of the term)? |
John L. O’Sullivan1845 |
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Whatwas the campaign slogan for President Harrison? |
"Tippecanoe andTyler Too" |
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Which futureamendment (after 4 presidential assassinations) was created to clear up thequestion when a president died that the VP becomes the President of the UnitedStates? |
20th Amend. |
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Whywas John Tyler placed on the Presidential ticket in 1840? |
To attract the voteof this fringe group (minority Whigs, Jeffersonian states’ righters), many ofwhom were influential southern gentry |
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How was Tylerdifferent from Harrison? |
Harrison was moreof a True Whig and Tyler wasn’t he did many of the things Harrison declared inhis address he wouldn’t do, like vetoing |
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Whatdid Tyler do when Henry Clay tried to have Congress create a centralized bank? |
He vetoed every law/movement for the bank |
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What did theWhigs start to call John Tyler in spite? |
“His Accidency’’and an “Executive Ass.’’ |
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What were thetariffs rates lowered to in 1841? |
25% |
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What caused the“Aroostook War” in 1846? |
Disputed bordersbetween the British and the Americans. The Treaty of Paris never determined theboundary between Canada and US |
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Which man isresponsible for solving the problems which arose in the Aroostook War? What isthe name of the treaty? |
Lord Ashburton, thetreaty was called the Webster-Ashburton Treaty |
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Which countrywanted an independent Texas in 1836? Why? |
Britain, so thatthey can stop US expansion and protect their lands in Canada fearing that wewould eventually take them. They would also try to take on the Monroe doctrinetoo. |
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Who will beelected in 1844 upsetting the Whigs? |
James K. Polk |
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Whichpresident deserves much of the credit for shepherding Texas into the fold ofthe US? |
John Tyler |
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How did he dothis in #19? (Last Card) |
He annexed via ajoint resolution. The solution only required a majority in congress. |
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Whatdispute will coin the phrase “54°40’ or fight”? |
Oregon BoundaryDispute |
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Which Presidentis responsible for acquiring treaties which designated the border with Canadaand Mexico along with acquiring Florida and pushing the Russians out ofCalifornia? |
James K. Polk |
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What was“Oregon fever”? |
Massive migration ofsettlers to Oregon in the 1840s |
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Along whatparallel would the Oregon border be finally settled with the British? |
49th Parallel |
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Whattiny third party gained support in the 1844 Presidential Election? |
The Liberty Party |
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Why did the tiny third party in (previous) question #25 not approve of the annexation of Texas? |
The new annexed landwould raise the slavery question in the newly acquired lands |
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Whatjoint resolution did President Tyler sign three days before leaving the WhiteHouse? |
The one to Annex Texas? |
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What did theWalker Tariff of 1846 do to tariff rates? |
It lowered them 32% to25% |
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Whatwere President Polk’s objectives when he became President? Did he achieve hisobjectives? |
1. A lowered Tariff 2. Restoration of the independentTreasury 3. Acquisition of California 4. Settlement of Oregon dispute He did achieve allof these. |
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Why wereSoutherners in favor of the Tariff of 1846? |
Because it was madein favor of the Southerners? |
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What caused theMexican-American War to begin in 1846? |
Unpaid Claims & Slidell's rejection |
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Why did AbrahamLincoln feel the Mexican War was unconstitutional? |
It was congress’decision to determine if the US should go to war, not the president’s decision. |
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What is thealternate name for the Mexican War? |
Jimmy Polk's War |
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What was the“spot” resolution? Who introduced it? |
It called for theexact spot in which American Blood was shed, Abraham Lincoln introduced it |
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Along whatriver was the original boundary with Mexico determined before the Mexican War? |
Nueces River |
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What man willlead a successful Bear Flag Revolt in California, creating a short-livedCalifornia Bear Flag Republic? |
John C. Fremont |
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Which Generalin the Mexican War was known as “Old Rough and Ready”? Why was he nicknamedthis? |
General Zachary Taylor ; He was named like this because of his iron constitutionand his incredibly unsoldierly appearance |
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Which Generalwill battle his way up to Mexico City by September of 1847? |
General Winfield Scott |
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Who will be sent by President Polk to negotiate a treaty with Mexico in 1848? |
Nicholas P. Trist |
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What treaty ended the Mexican War of 1846-48? |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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Along whatriver was the US/Mexican border settled? |
The Rio Grande |
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Which two eventual leading Civil War Generals served in the Mexican war together? |
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant |
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How did the Marine Corps incorporate the Mexican War into their hymn? |
They sing about the "Halls of Montezuma" (the battle of chapultepec was when they stormed a castle in mexico, this was their first important fight, so they decided to honor both the people that died there and the fact that this was their 1st important battle by putting this phrase in their song) |
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Who was known as the “Colossus of the North”?
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"Uncle Sam" --> The US (nickname) |
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Whathappened at Sutter’s Mill, CA in 1848? How did this event effect emigration?Start of the Civil War? |
Gold was discovered; After everyone hearing this, they decided to start emigrating to California; The acquisition of Mexico raising the slavery question again |
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What did the failed Wilmot Proviso of 1846 and 1848 stipulate concerning slavery and the newly acquired Mexican land? Was it successful? Why/why not? |
To have slavery nonexistent in any of the new colonies; It wasn’t, it never passed the Senate |
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Place the following in Chronological order: Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo, Missouri Compromise, Aroostook War, Manifest Destiny, Oregon border is settled with British, Harrison dies after four weeks, US annexes Texas. |
Missouri Compromise ---> Harrison Dies After four weeks ---> Aroostook War ---> Manifest Destiny ---> US annexes Texas ---> Oregon Border is settled with British ---> Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo = 1848 Missouri Compromise = 1820 Aroostook War = 1842 Manifest Destiny = 1844 Oregon Dispute w/ Britain = 1846 Harrison dies = 1841 US annexes TX = 1845 |
