| A | B |
|---|
| MANIFEST DESTINY | IDEA THAT US SHOULD CONTROL EVERYTHING BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC |
| WHITMANS | MISSIONARIES IN THE OREGON TERRITORY |
| POLK | ELECTED IN 1844; DARK HORSE CANDIDATE |
| DARK HORSE | UNDERDOG; LESSER KNOWN CANDIDATE |
| CLAY | LEADER OF THE WHIGS |
| TYLER | BECAME PRESIDENT AFTER HARRISON'S DEATH |
| PRESIDENT WITHOUT A PARTY | TYLER; KICKED OUT BECAUSE OF VETOING THE AMERICAN SYSTEM |
| SAN JACINTO | FINAL BATTLE IN WAR FOR TX INDEP.-TEXAS BECOMES INDEPENDENT |
| SANTA ANNA | MEXICAN RULER AND GENERAL |
| PATHFINDER | FREMONT-WON IN CALIFORNIA IN THE MEXICAN WAR |
| GUADALUPE HIDALGO | TREATY THAT ENDS THE MEXICAN WAR (KNOW PROVISIONS) |
| SPOT RESOLUTION | WRITTEN BY LINCOLN; HE WANTED TAYLOR TO PROVE THAT THE MEXICANS ATTACKED |
| $30 MILLION | PRICE THE US OFFERED FOR CA AND NM |
| AUSTIN | LED SETTLERS INTO TEXAS |
| HOUSTON | LED TROOPS AT SAN JACINTO |
| DAVY CROCKETT | SOLDIER AT THE ALAMO |
| ALAMO | STUNNING MEXICAN VICTORY IN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE |
| SLIDELL MISSION | ATTEMPT TO BUY CA AND NM FOR $30 MILLION |
| NUECES | RIVER THAT MEXICANS CLAIMED WAS THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF TEXAS |
| RIO GRANDE | RIVER THAT THE AMERICANS CLAIMED WAS THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF TEXAS |
| SCOTT | OLD FUSS AND FEATHERS; CAPTURED VERZ CRUZ AND MEXICO CITY |
| KEARNY | CAPTURED NM |
| TAYLOR | WON AT MONTERREY; LED TROOPS AT BUENA VISTA |
| ANNEXATION OF TEXAS | COMPLETED BY TYLER |
| SLAVERY | THE REASON WHY THE US DID NOT INEREFERE IN TEXAS |
| ANNEXATION OF TEXAS | MAIN ISSUE IN 1844 CAMPAIGN |
| CAYUSE INDIANS | TRIBE THAT THE WHITMANS WORKED TO CONVERT |
| WEBSTER-ASHBURTON | SETTLED THE BORDER BETWEEN THE US AND CANADA |
| DANIEL WEBSTER | THE ONLY MEMBER OF TYLER'S CABINET THAT DID NOT RESIGN |
| YOUNG HICKORY | POLK |
