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James Polk
Democrat who won the election of 1844 and Tyler took that as a sign to acquire Texas before he left the presidency
John Tyler
Was vice president to Harrison
Nicholas P. Trist
Signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848
Spanish Mexicans
Population of California (1845) consisted of ________ and Indians.
General Zachary Taylor
Polk ordered 4, 000 men under ________ to Rio Grande on January 13, 1846.
Spain
________ gave up its American territory with the Florida Treaty of 1819.
France
Teas made treaties with ________, Holland, and Belgium.
Third War with England
Was sparked by periods of public disdain for Britain
Polk
________ sent John Slidell to Mexico City in 1845 to buy California for $ 25 million with the offer being rejected.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ceded Texas and area that included California to America for $15 million
David Wilmot
Proposed an amendment that stated that the territory from Mexico should remain slave-free
Mexican War
Provided field experience for officers who became generals in the Civil War
General Winfield Scott
________ was successful in attling his way to Mexico City and became Lincolns first choice n leading the Union Army in Civil War.
General Stephen W. Kearny
Led 1,700 troops to Santa Fe
Polk
________ asked Congress to declare war on Mexico on May 9, 1846.
Britain
Controlled the Oregon territory that was north of the Columbia River while America controlled the southern territory
Texas
Was a leading issue in presidential campaign of 1844
Manifest Destiny
Many Americans felt that God had destined them to spread their democratic institutions over the continent and over South Americas as well
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