APUSH Amsco Chapter 12 Latest 2023 Already Passed

APUSH Amsco Chapter 12 Latest 2023 Already Passed Walker expedition William Walker, a southern adventurer, tried to take Baja California from Mexico in 1853; took Nicaragua to develop a proslavery empire but collapsed when he was killed by Honduran authorities Clayton-Bulwer treaty between U.S. and Great Britain agreeing that neither country would try to obtain exclusive rights to canal across Isthmus of Panama; Abrogated by U.S. in 1881 Wilmot Proviso Bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico Ostend Manifesto A declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S. Gasden Purchase Five years later, 1853, the U.S. government paid Mexico $10,000,000 for the U.S. southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico Mexico broke off diplomatic relation with the U.S. because -U.S. annexed Texas in 1845 - Feared losing their provinces of California and New Mexico where hundreds had settled The U.S.'s grievances with Mexico -Mistreatment of Americans in Mexican territory Nueces River what mexico believed to be the southern boundary of Texas Rio Grande River What the United States believed to be the southern boundary of Texas John Slidell, and the Slidell Mission President Polk sent him to negotiate the boundary dispute and to purchase California and New Mexico for $30 million What happened when Mexico refused to negotiate boundary disputes? Polk ordered American troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor into the disputed territory Mexico declared war how mexico responded to American troops and Zachary Taylor Polk asked congress for a declaration of war How did Polk retaliate to the Mexican fight? May 12, 1846 when was the mexican war declared American troops assumed and maintained the offense What did the American troops assume and maintain during the war? From the south, battle of Buena Vista Where did Zachary Taylor invade Mexico from Col. Stephan Kearney took control of New Mexico Col. John C. Fremont Conquered California Gen. Winfield Scott captured Mexico city 1847 Mexico surrendered The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as the U.S's southern border - Mexico ceded to the U.S. the territories of New Mexico and California Triumph for Manifest destiny (25% of present continental U.S) Significant effects of the war #1 A new West, rich in natural resources, was opened to settlers Significant effects of the war #2 Gave military experience to soldiers who later became Civil War leaders Significant effects of the war #3 Reopened the slavery controversy by renewing the dispute over whether or not the newly acquired territory was to be open to slavery Significant effects of the war #4 Election of 1840 Whigs united under William Henry Harrison, the one Whig candidate who had won national support 4 years earlier. Borrowing campaign tactics from the Democrats and inventing many of their own, Whigs campaigned hard in every state. The result was a Whig victory and a truly national two-party system. Texas, a mexican province is under spanish rule Mexico (including Texas) gained its independence from Spain 1821 Texas declared its independence from Mexico 1835 Texas gained its independence from Mexico and became the "Lone-Star Republic" 1836 The United States annexed Texas 1845 placed high duties on imports from the U.S., prohibited the importation of slaves, prohibited American immigration After 1830 Americans in Texas began to resent mexican rule because the Mexican government: Santa Anna Mexican dictator The Alamo Santa Anna defeated Texans at the Alamo, an abandoned, fortified mission outside San Antonio Houston defeated Santa Anna's troops in the battle of San Jacinto What did Sam Houston do in retaliation against the Alamo Upon annexation When was the republic of Texas secured? Sam Houston Who was president of the Lone star republic? Become apart of the U.S. What did most Americans in Texas want to do? sectional differences Why was the annexation of texas blocked? -Favored the extension of slavery into the new territories -Increase Southern power in the Senate Why did Southerners favor annexation? -Opposed the extension of slavery into new territory -feared a conflict with Mexico Why did Northerners oppose annexation? In the 1844 election (Polk v. Clay) When did annexation become a major political issue? Manifest destiny What did Democrat James K. Polk campaign under the belief of? The idea that the country's natural boundaries were the atlantic and pacific oceans What is manifest destiny? the public opinion in favor of annexation What did the election of Polk represent? Congress voted by joint resolution to annex texas in 1845 How did they annex Texas? free soil movement Northern Democrats and whigs supported the Wilmot Proviso and the position that all blacks-slave and free- should be excluded from the Mexican cession They wanted to keep the West a land of opportunity for whites only so that the white majority would not have to compete with the labor of slaves or free blacks What did Free-soilers want to do? Arstook war Another diplomatic issue over the ill-defined boundary between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Although no one was killed, a conflict between rivaling lumberjack groups on the Maine-Canadian border erupted into open fighting. This was resolved by the Webster-Ashburton treaty. Webster-Ashburton treaty The disputed territory was split between maine and british canada. The treaty also settled the boundary of the Minnesota territory, leaving the U.S. with the iron-rich Mesabi range