Download CH 17 Part 1 RQs

RQ CH 17 Part 1
pp. 371 -381 “Misunderstandings”
Visuals
1 371 Opening Quote – Who? When?
- What are the two key words?
2 372 PC – Who? Which election?
- Pro what candidate?
- Bent on the conquest of what places?
3 374 Map – Title?
- What does the red line on the map represent?
4 376 Painting – Which city is depicted in this painting as the starting point of the Oregon Trail?
5 377 Asterisk* - Oregon Trail – What is the Average Rate of Progress per hour?
- Per Week?
- How many months does the entire journey take?
- What is the estimate of the # of deaths per mile on the Oregon Trail for men, women, and children?
6 378 Asterisk* - Texas Question – In what treaty does the USA give up its claims to Texas in 1819?
7 380 Painting – On what two (2) rivers does Ft. Vancouver sit?
-Founded by?
- When does Britain cede Oregon Country to the USA?
8 381 Map – What are the two (2) lines of latitude that becomes the FINAL boundary of Oregon Country?
- What latitude line - Northern Boundary do “Free-Soilers” want and are upset they don’t get?
Reading Questions
Intro
9 What dominates American diplomacy and politics in the 1840’s?
10 What three future states are a focus of our Western Expansion during this period?
11**** Victory in the war with Mexico raises a “thorny question,” What is the question the text claims
would be answered in blood in the Civil War?
The Accession of Tyler Too
12 Who is elected the first Whig president of the United States in 1840?
13 What other two (2) Whig political figures attempted to run the show?
14 What happens to the President after 4 weeks in office, the shortest term of any President in the
History of the United States?
15 Who becomes President and what state is he from?
16 Due to the “catchall” nature of the Whig Party… Tyler was a minority due to his opinions compared to
most Whigs, especially Webster and Clay.. What is the minority wing of the Whigs called that the text
claims Tyler belongs to?
17 It is stated that “ON EVERY MAJOR ISSUE” Tyler was at _______________ with the majority of the Whig
Party?
18 What were the three (3) dominant view of the majority of the Whig party, that Tyler disagrees with so
much?
John Tyler: A President Without a Party
19 What bill does Tyler veto, passed by the majority Whig congress, almost immediately due to, in his
opinion, being unpractical and unconstitutional (the supreme court in McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 had
ruled it constitutional) ?
29 What two (2) nicknames do extremist Whigs give Tyler?
30 What action does the Whig party take after this conflict?
31 What does his entire cabinet do in protest? Who is the exception, temporarily?
32 What is the subject of the next bill Tyler vetoes, though ultimately he signs a compromise version
later?
A War of Words with Britain
33 The absence of what kind of law motivates author Charles Dickens to criticize the USA?
34 In 1837, What is the name of the ship that almost causes another war with GB?
35 In 1841 what action does the Bahamas, a British colony, that upsets America, especially the South,
again?
Manipulating the Maine Maps
36 The “Aroostook War” was fought over what, by whom in the early 1840’s?
37 The Webster-Ashburton treaty, 1842, solves the conflict above….and includes a sneaky bonus  what
was later found in the Minnesota area (would fuel an aspect of the 2nd industrial revolution in America
after the Civil War and is a key ingredient in making STEEL)?
The Lone Star of Texas Shines Alone
38 Texas is an independent country from 1836, after its victory over Santa Ana in the Texas Revolution,
and in the early 1840’s still is….What does Mexico threaten to do if the USA ever allows Texas to join the
Union?
39 Which Two Countries wanted Texas to stay independent as a buffer to the Americans expanding
Western interests and as a cheap source of Cotton?
The Bleated Texas Nuptials
40 What is the leading issue in the election of 1844?
41 Who are the two main opponents in the Election of 1844 and what party does each represent?
42 With the Pro-Expansionist Democratic victory in 1844, what becomes to them a MANDATE?
43 What do the “Conscience Whigs” believe would be FED by adding a SLAVE TEXAS?
44 ****Due to the doubt that “lame duck” Tyler could get a 2/3rds vote in Congress (Whigs would
certainly block this) to annex Texas…. Why does he choose to use a “ Joint Resolution” to annex Texas?
45 In 1845, Texas becomes the what # state added to the Union?
46 For how long was Texas an independent country?
Oregon Fever Populates Oregon
47 What four nations at one time claim part of the Oregon Territory?
48 What Great American is born in Beaverton, Oregon on December 31, 1963?
49 What line of Latitude and minutes is the Northern most boundary originally of the Oregon Territory?
50 Which two Countries compete for the claim to Oregon?
51 What line of latitude does the USA offer as a boundary of Oregon in 1818, but the British deny?
52 In the 1840’s What fever seized thousands of pioneers? (5,000 come by 1846)
53 In Which election does the Oregon dispute become a campaign issue?
A Mandate(?) for Manifest Destiny
54 Who is considered America’s first “dark horse” Presidential Candidate…and runs in 1844?
55 Who was Polk’s sponsor…and what was his nickname?
56 The Election of 1844 was an expression of the mighty emotional upsurge of what?
57What two (2) ideals are combined in this idea?
58 What 3rd party in 1844 by getting 16000 votes in NY, Clay lost NY by 5000 votes and the election by a
mere 38,000 votes out of 2.6 million votes cast, ensured the election of Polk…certainly not their intention
and led to Texas, a western slave state, entering the Union.
Polk the Purposeful
59 Polk is unique in Presidential history in this way….He announced a 4 point program of goals and
actually accomplishes them all… what were his four (4) goals?
60 Due to Polk’s acceptance of the 49 degree of latitude as the boundary of Oregon….settling the dispute
between Britain and the USA…one of his goals… What two groups considered this a betrayal of the
country by the South…shouting all of Texas, why not all of Oregon?
61 Honestly, Senator Benson provides a reasonable answer which is what?