APUSH
Chapter 17
I. Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
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John Tyler
John Slidell
Winfield Scott
Lord Ashburton
Zachary Taylor
Nicholas P. Trist
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James K. Polk
Stephen W. Kearny
David Wilmot
Robert Gray
John C. Frémont
II. Define and state the historical significance of the following:
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joint resolution
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Manifest Destiny
III. Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
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Fiscal Bank
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
“spot” resolutions
Tariff of 1842
“conscience” Whigs
Bear Flag revolt
Caroline
Hudson’s Bay Company
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Californios
Liberty party
“all of Mexico”
Aroostook War
Walker Tariff
Wilmot Proviso
Questions:
29. Write your definition of national interest. Then use this definition to argue that the WebsterAshburton Treaty or the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did or did not serve the national interests of the
United States.
30. List the following items in order of their importance as contributors to American expansion to the
Pacific: land hunger, trade opportunities, suspicion of British intentions, Manifest Destiny. Justify your
ranking and explain how each item contributed to territorial expansion.
31. James K. Polk is often ranked as one of America’s “near great” presidents. Do you agree that he
should be so highly ranked? Why or why not?
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