AMSCO Take Home Flashcard - Topic 5.1-5.3

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This man was the first president of the Republic of Texas.

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Sam Houston

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Why did the United States government refuse to annex Texas in 1837? Options: the believed it would start a war with Mexico, the cost of annexation was too high, it would allow too many Mexicans into the U.S., it would cause an imbalance in the number of slave/free states

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it would cause an imbalance in the number of slave/free states

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Minnesota's border was settled as a part of the ___________, leaving the iron-rich Mesabi range on the U.S. side of the border.

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Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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The Oregon Territory was at one time claimed by all of the following EXCEPT: Spain, Russia, France, Great Britain

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France

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Who was the Whig party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1844 election?

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Henry Clay

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Which President pushed for the annexation of Texas using a joint resolution of Congress before leaving office?

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John Tyler.

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The United States and Great Britain compromised as to how to handle the Oregon Territory and ultimately landed on splitting it at the ____ parallel.

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49th

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All of the following were decided by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo EXCEPT: The United States would pay Mexico $15 million, Mexico would recognize the Rio Grande as the Texas-Mexico border, the United States would take possession of territories of California and New Mexico, the United States agreed to not allow slavery in all new territories.

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the United States agreed to not allow slavery in all new territories.

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This agreement determined that neither the United States or Great Britain would take exclusive control over any future canal route in Central America.

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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

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This president was responsible for the Gadsden Purchase, which allowed the United States to purchase land from Mexico for $10 million.

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Franklin Pierce