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The conflict between President Tyler and Whig leaders like Henry Clay took place over issues of
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Banking and tariff policy
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p. 382
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Among the major sources of the tension between Britain and the United Statesss in the 1840s was
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American involvement in Canadian rebellions and border disputes
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p. 383
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The "Aroostok War" involved
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A battle between American and Canadian lumberjacks over the northern Maine boundary
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p. 383
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During the early 1840s, Texas maintained its independence by
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Establishing friendly relations with Britain and other European powers
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p. 384
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Which of the following was not among the reasons why Britain strongly supported an independent Texas?
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Britain was interested in eventually incorporating Texas into the British Empire
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p. 384
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Texas was finally admiteted to the Union in 1844 as a result of
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President Tyler's interpretation of the election of 1844 as a "mandate" to acquire Texas
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p. 385
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"Manifest Destiny" represented the widespread American belief that
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God had destined the United States to expand across the whole North American continent
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p. 385
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Britain eventually lost out in the contest for the disputed Oregon territory because
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The rapidly growing number of American settlers overwhelmed the small British population
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p. 386
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Henry Clay lost the election of 1844 to James Polk because
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His attempt to straddle the Texas issue lost him votes to the antislavery Liberty party in New York
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p. 388
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The final result of the British-American conflict over the Oregon raised fears country in 1844-1846 was
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An American success in winning the goal of a boundary at "fifty-four forty"
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p. 388
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The immediate cause of the Mexican War was
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Mexican refusal to sell California and a dispute over the Texas boundary
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p. 389
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The phrase "spot resolutions" refers to
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Congressman Abraham Lincoln's resolution demanding to know the exact spot were American blood had supposedly been shed
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The main American military campaign that finally captured Mexico City was commanded by
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General Winfield Scott
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War provided for
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American aquisition of about half of Mexico and payment of several million dollars in compensation
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p. 395
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The major domestic consequence of the Mexican War was
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A sharp revival of the issue of slavery
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p. 398
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