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| President James K. Polk | Democrat- Speaker of the house for 4 years, first surprise presidential candidate, governor of Tennessee for 2 terms won the 1844 election 170 to 105 (against Clay) he was an unattractive figure, harder worker, developed a 4 point program that was successful in less than 4 years. Developed tariff for revenue bill (with Sec of Treasure Robert J Walker) Promised all of Oregon, coveted California |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Old Northwest sold to pay national debt, cut into 6square mile townsheds and then sold 1 sq mi sections, reserved the 16th section for schools. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | 2 evolutionary stages for territories, subordinate to federal government, 60,000 inhabitants could apply for statehood, banned slavery in the old Northwest. |
| Louisiana Purchase | Causes of sale- Napoleon war with Russia and fear of England and US allying. Napoleon wanted a strong America to take over England • Jefferson’s reaction- he was shocked, wasn’t expecting so much wilderness, thought it was unconstitutional • Price- $15 million • Effects- doubled the size of the United States and started expansionism. |
| "Spot" Resolutions | tell us the exact spot where the shots were fired, Abraham Lincoln, Mexican American War. |
| Wilmot Proviso | slavery should not exist in areas taken from the Mexicans. |
| Manifest Destiny | we are obligated to spread our superior ideas throughout the world |
| Battle of San Jacinto | Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna and declared independence. |
| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848 | ended the war, Trist signed it. |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Leader of the Filipino revolts |
| Panama Canal | US built in Panama, started a revolt against Columbians to get the contract. |
| Teller Amendment | Free Cuba, 1898 |
| Platt Amendment | 1901, keeps watch over Cuba |
| Monroe Doctrine | US policy, Europe stay away from the Americas |
| "Bad Neighbor" policy | How the Good Neighbor policy was perceived by Latin Americans. |
