| A | B |
|---|
| settlers from Maine clashed with British workers | Aroostook War |
| divided the disputed territory of Maine | Webster-Ashburton Treaty |
| founder of the Mormon Church | Joseph Smith |
| leader of the Mormons who moved group to Utah | Brigham Young |
| American settler who took over a grant of land into Spanish territory | Stephen Austin |
| leader of the Mexican forces | Santa Anna |
| place where the Mexicans defeated the Americans | The Alamo |
| the southern boundary of Texas according to the Americans | Rio Grande River |
| southern boundary of Texas according to the Mexicans | Nueces River |
| Lone Star Republic | Texas |
| Texas war for independence was called | The Mexican War |
| military leader of the Texans | Sam Houston |
| captured Mexico City | Winfield Scott |
| this ended The Mexican War | Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo |
| unexpected candidate | dark horse |
| a simple majority | joint resolution |
| negotiated the treaty with Mexico | Nicholas Trist |
| the goal was to start a revolt against Spanish rule in Cuba | Narciso Lopez |
| President during The Mexican War | James Polk |
| official representative | consul |
| envoy to Mexico | John Slidell |
| won the Battle of Buena Vista | Zachary Taylor |
| the U.S. completed its expansion across the continent | The Gadsden Purchase |
| gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill | California Gold Rush of 1848-1849 |
| the right of a foreigner accused of a crime to be tried under his own law rather than Chinese law | extraterritoriality |
| forced Japan to open up to Western trade | Commodore Matthew Perry |
| areas in China governed by foreginers | treaty ports |
| areas influenced by specific countries | spheres of influence |
| he offered 130 million to buy Cuba from Spain | President Franklin Pierce |
| if Spain would not sell Cuba, the U.S. would take it by force | Ostend Manifesto |
| the U.S. and Britain agreed to jointly support the building of the canal through Central America | Clayton-Bulwer Treaty |
