Oregon territory

James K. Polk took office as President of the United States in March of 1845, on a wave of support for __________.

Westward expansion

Polk's campaign slogan 'All of Oregon or none' and '__________ or fight.'

Fifty-four forty

In 1846, Polk agreed to a compromise that divided Oregon at latitude __________ N.

49°

The United States named its lands south of the 49° latitude as __________.

Oregon Territory

Sam Houston signed a treaty of annexation with the United States in __________.

1844

The annexation of Texas outraged __________, who had never accepted Texan independence.

Mexicans

Mexicans worried that Americans might encourage rebellions in __________ and New Mexico as they had in Texas.

California

A border dispute between the United States and Mexico was over the land between the __________ and the __________ River.

Rio Grande, Nueces

In April 1846, Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and clashed with __________.

Americans

When war was declared on Mexico, many people in the South and West were eager to fight, hoping to win new __________.

lands

Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes because he thought the war was __________.

unjust

James K. Polk was the ____th President of the United States.

11

The Mexican-American War began in the year ____.

1846

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war with Mexico in ____.

1848

California became a state in ____.

1850

The idea that expansion of the US across the American continents was both justified and inevitable is known as ____.

Manifest Destiny

The US acquired Arizona and New Mexico through the Gadsden Purchase in ____.

1854

The Battle of the Alamo took place in ____.

1836

Polk served a single term as President from ____ to ____.

1845 to 1849

____ was the first Governor of Texas.

James Pinckney Henderson

The predominant issue during Polk's presidency was the debate over ____.

territorial expansion