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AP US 1840-1848
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History
11th Grade
11/28/2010

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Who was Joseph Smith?
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Mormon Prophet
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When was the Assassination of Joseph Smith?
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1844
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What year was Commonwealth v. Hunt?
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1842
Term
What did Commonwealth v. Hunt rule?
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labor unions were not illegal monopolies that restrained trade
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Who won the presidential election of 1840?
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William Henry Harrison
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What political party was he a part of?
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Whigs
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Which party ruled the House and Senate in 1840?
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Whigs
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Who took office after William Henry Harrison died?
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John Tyler
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What was Tyler's former political party?
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Democrats
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What power did Tyler often use?
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veto
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What was the compromise tariff of 1833?
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provided for gradual scaling down of tariff duties, until none was to exceed 20 percent by 1842
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In the congressional elections of 1842 which party controlled the majority of the house and senate?
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Senate - Whigs House - Democrats
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Did the proposed bill to annex Texas to the US in 1844 get ratified?
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no
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Who were the two main candidates for presidency in the election of 1844?
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James Polk and Henry Clay
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Who ran under the Whig party in 1844?
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Henry Clay
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Who ran under the Democratic party in 1844?
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James Polk
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Who won the presidential election of 1844?
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James Polk
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How many people were predicted to live in the newly acquired California and Oregon territories by 1845?
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20 million
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How many people were predicted to live in the newly acquired California and Oregon territories by 1900?
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100 million
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How many people were predicted to live in the newly acquired California and Oregon terriories by 1945?
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250 million
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How much did the Mexican government fail to pay the United States citizens?
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$2 million
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Why was there anger between the US and Mexico?
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failure to pay debt
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What year was Texas annexed by Congress?
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1845
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When did Polk secure from Congress the termination of joint British-American occupation of Oregon?
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1846
Term
When was the battle of Buena Vista?
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February 1847
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When was Mexico City taken?
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September 1847
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Who led the attack on Mexico City?
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Winfield Scott
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Wilmot Proviso
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David Wilmot, a Congressman from Pennsylvania, proposed that slavery be banned in land acquired from the Mexican War. The proviso was given to Congress in August 1846. It never passed the Senate, but passed the House. It was taken out of the War Appropriations bill in order for Senate to pass the actual bill.
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Who were the three main candidates for presidency in the election of 1848?
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Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, and Lewis Cass
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Who ran under the Democratic party in 1848?
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Lewis Cass
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Who ran under the Whig party in 1848?
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Zachary Taylor
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Who ran under the Free Soil party in 1848?
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Martin Van Buren
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Who won the election of 1848?
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Zachary Taylor
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What year was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
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1842
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What year did Congress vote joint resolution to annex Texas?
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1845
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What year did Mexico reject Slidell Mission?
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1845
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What year did the United State declare war on Mexico?
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1846
Term
What year did John C. Fremont proclaim the Bear Flag Republic?
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1846
Term
What year did Colonel Kearny occupy Santa Fe?
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1846
Term
What year was the Wilmot Proviso introduced?
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1846
Term
What year did Taylor take Monterrey?
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1846
Term
What year did Taylor defeat Santa Anna?
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1847
Term
What year did Vera Cruz fall to Winfield Scott?
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1847
Term
What year did Mexico City fall?
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1847
Term
Lewis Cass's principle of "squatter sovereignty"
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1847
Term
When was gold discovered in California?
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1848
Term
What was the massive migration to California for gold called?
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the California Gold Rush
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When was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed?
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1848
Term
What did the Tariff of 1846 result in?
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slashed duties to the minimum necessary for revenue
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How many people lived in California before the summer of 1848?
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15,000
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How many people lived in California before the summer of 1848?
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15,000
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How many people lived in California by 1852?
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250,000
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Which US city contained the most diverse group of people in 1846?
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San Francisco
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How was the gold rush advertised?
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through pamplets
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How many people were in the Oregon Territory by 1840?
Definition
500
Term
Why didn't James Polk run for a second term?
Definition
his health and his promise
Term
When was the Texas Revolution?
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1836
Term
How many European immigrants arrived from between 1815 to 1860?
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5 milllion
Term
How did most Irish immigrants get to the US?
Definition
on ships sailing from liverpool
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What was the manifest destiny?
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expansionistic beliefs
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How many people were predicted to live in the newly acquired California and Oregon territories by 1845?
Definition
20 million
Term
What time period are these flash cards?
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1840-1848
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How many different presidents were there during this time period?
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4
Term
Which president was a democrat?
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Polk
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Which Presidents were Whigs?
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all except Polk
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William Henry Harrison
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Texas
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Mexico City
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Oregon
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John Tyler
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Martin Van Buren
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James Polk
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Henry Clay
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David Wilmot
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California
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