Study Guide Twelve
From Martin Van Buren to Manifest
Destiny 1836-1848
Exam Two
NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily,
you should do well on this section of the second exam. The material below consists of important
material from the lecture. Questions on
the test will be largely taken from this material.
Terms (definition and significance):
Whig Party
Great
Triumvirate
laissez faire
Loco Focos
Specie
Circular
Depression of
1837
Independent
Treasury System
Log Cabin
Campaign of 1840
William Henry
Harrison
“Tippecanoe
and Tyler Too”
John Tyler
Webster-Ashburton
Treaty of 1842
Manifest
Destiny
James K. Polk
Election of
1844
Oregon
Territory
54° 40' or
Fight
Alamo and
Goliad
Battle of San
Jacinto 1836
Annexation of
Texas
Nueces River
Zachary Taylor
Mexican War
1846-1847
Winfield Scott
Santa Anna
Battle of
Buena Vista, 1847
Battle of
Cerro Gordo
Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Questions to Think About:
What was the
program of the Whig Party and how did it come into existence?
Why were
Americans worried about class conflict in the 1830s and 1840s? How did class conflict manifest itself?
What was the
special nature of the presidential election of 1836?
What were some
important events during Martin van Buren’s presidency?
How did the
Depression of 1837 affect American politic?
What were some of its causes in the United States?
What was the
special nature of the presidential election of 1840?
What was an
important first in presidential history that is associated with William Henry
Harrison?
What sort of
problems occurred during the presidential administration of John Tyler?
What was
Manifest Destiny and how did this idea effect American politics during the
1840s?
Why were the
issues of the US acquiring new territories controversial?
What were the
causes of the Mexican War?
How did the
United States win the Mexican War and what was the treaty that ended the war?