Exam 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Given the great enthusiasm for territorial expansion and the lure and pull of Manifest Destiny, why did the "all of Mexico" movement fail to win political assent in Congress or from even President Polk, a staunch advocate of both territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny?

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stephen W. Kearny

To what extent was the Mexican War an avoidable and unnecessary war? Alternatively, how might the Mexican War be considered an inevitable war between America and Mexico that could not be avoided even if President Polk and the various Mexican governments had engaged in some difficult political bargaining and compromises during the mid-1840s? What diplomatic, military, and economic steps could President Polk and the Mexican government have taken to avoid war and why didn't they respectively or jointly do so? ​

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Whigs

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Winfield Scott

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Slidell

During the debate in Congress over President Polk's requested congressional declaration of war against Mexico, the Polk administration was frequently called on by ____ to respond to "spot resolutions", demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wilmot Proviso

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

Was there any validity to the charge that the Texas annexation and Mexican War were attempts to expand slavery? Why or why not? What were the political implications for the national debates on the abolition and the expansion of slavery in the United States and its territories following the annexation of Texas and after the American acquisition of the enormous area of land stretching westward from Texas to California and northward to Oregon as a result of the Mexican War?

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C. Frémont

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Californios?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nicholas P. Trist

List the following items in order of their importance as factors in the outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico: the failure of the Slidell diplomatic mission to Mexico, the positioning of General Taylor's troops on the Rio Grande, unresolved debt claims of American citizens, Manifest Destiny, and President Polk's quest for California. Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to the outbreak of war.

Write your definition of imperialism. Then use this definition to argue that the United States was or was not an imperialistic nation in the 1840s.

All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -joint resolution