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| Henry Clay and Daniel Webster |
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| Whig leaders who tried to control Harrison shortly after his election |
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| President who died of pneumonia only 4 weeks after he came to the White House |
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| New president who took over after Harrison's death; was referred to as a "lone wolf" |
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| pro-bank, pro-protective tariff, and pro-internal improvements |
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| End to the independent treasury system and a new Bank of the US |
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| Two components of the Whigs' platform for America |
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| A law ending the independent treasury system |
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| Whig platform Tyler agreed to |
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| A new bill for a new Bank of the US |
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| Whig platform Tyler vetoed |
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| Because Clay didn't try hard enough to conciliate with Tyler and get it passed |
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| Why did Tyler veto the bill for a new Bank of the US? |
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| Whig extremist name for Tyler |
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| The one man out of Tyler's entire cabinet who didn't resign |
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(1) took out the dollar distribution scheme
(2) pushed down the rates to about the moderately protective level of 1832 (32%) |
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| How did the Whigs change the tariff so that Webster would sign it? |
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(1) The pro-British federalists had died out
(2) There had been 2 wars with Britain
(3) The British travelers in America scoffed at the "uncivilized" Americans |
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| Why was anti-British sentiment high at this time? (3 reasons) |
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| In the 1800s, who was the borrower and who was the lender? |
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| Englishmen who lost money assailed their American borrowers |
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| What happened because of the Panic of 1837? |
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| Furnished arms and supplies; 1837 |
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| How and when did Americans get involved in a Canadian rebellion? |
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| It was attacked in the North and set afire by a British force |
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| What happened to the American steamer, the Caroline? When? |
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| They offered asylum to some 130 revolting slaves who had captured the ship Creole; 1841 |
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| How did the British involve themselves in the Bahamas? In what year? |
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| Maine had claimed territory on its northern and eastern border that was also claimed by England |
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| Why were there disputes in Canada? |
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| What was the war between feuding lumberjacks? |
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| Who was sent by Britain to negotiate with Webster? When? |
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| gave Britain their desired Halifax-Quebec route for a road while America got a bit more land north of Maine |
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| Mesabi Range of iron ore in Minnesota |
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| What other benefit was there in the readjustment of the US-Canadian border? |
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| In what year did Texas declare independence? |
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| It had no idea if or when Mexico would attack again to reclaim her "province in revolt"; France, Holland, and Belgium |
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| Why did Texas make alliances with other nations? What 3 nations were a part of this? |
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(1) It would undermine the Monroe Doctrine
(2) The southern cotton economy would be hurt by Texas cotton shipping to England |
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| What 2 problems would be caused in America by Texas's alliances with Europe? |
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| a supposed Southern conspiracy to always gain more slave land |
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| Why couldn't America just annex Texas? |
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| Check American expansionism |
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| What did Britain want Texas to do? |
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| His "mandate for manifest destiny" |
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| How did Polk win the election of 1844? |
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| over 2000-mile trail across America that was a common route to Oregon |
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| a concept that stated that the US was destined to expand across the continent and get as much land as possible |
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| the compromise line between American and British claims |
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| yes; 3 million dollars of payments |
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| Did Mexico have to give up anything besides Texas? If so, what was it? |
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| Southern boundary of Texas |
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| sent to Mexico City by the US to buy California but the government refused to see him |
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| led 4000 men in a march from the Nueces to the Rio Grande |
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| They killed/wounded 16 Americans |
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| Why did Polk want to declare war on Mexico? |
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| Lincoln's need to know where exactly was the spot of fighting before committing to war |
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