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Americans -> following manifest destiny

British -> still owns part of the PNW

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Union -> wants to take Texas and california from Mexico

Mexico -> starts the war

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What would happen about the issue of slavery in these new territories?

New territories -> cause for civil war

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Can you call Tyler a Whig when he supported almost nothing in the platform?

Tyler was vehemently against the "king" like way of Jackson and the democrats

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1. Pro - Bank

2. Pro - Protective tariff

3. Pro - internal improvements

Strong national politics/isolationism

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1. Harrison

2. Clay

3. Webster

4. VP Tyler**

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Large party with many wings

Tyler represented the states rights' wing of the Whig party

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Proposed by Whig Congress:

1. Fiscal Bank (Clay)

2. Fiscal corporation

Both were vetoed by Tyler

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1. Vetoed both new BUS bills --> his anti-central govt. beliefs

2. "Kicked out" of the Whig party by the party

3. Entire cabinet left except --> SOS Webster who was working on a deal w/ England

Tyler Gripe

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Whigs -> "Harrison, Two Dollars a Day and Corn Beef" (content)

Democrats -> "Ten Cents a day and beans" (not content)

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Whig Tariff -> Tariff of 1842

Originally:

States -> receive money from federal govt from land sold in the west

New:

Cut out original state dollar distribution

Lowered the fee on goods to 32%

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Overarching theme: Cultural differences and resentment

Americans --> bad taste in their mouth from two wars w/ England

British --> looked down on the chaos and roughness of America

American --> Frustrated the British ways had mangled with American politics: British -> Feds -> Dems

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British -> dragged American life

America -> strikes back

Furthered American National identity

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Small group of Canadians -> launch powerless attack on mother country

Angry Americans -> join the "fight"

Washington Govt -> attempts to stay "neutral" to avoid further conflict

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American ship -> headed to Canada over the Niagara River

British -> attacked the ship

McLeod -> Canadian who bragged about his involvement in attacking the ship

America arrests him -> British threaten to wage war should he be executed

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130 VA slaves -> captured American ship Creole and fled to the Bahamas

British -> offered freedom

Southern slave owners -> feared that the British Caribbean island would become a haven for southern slaves

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Canadians -> want to build bridge from Halifax to Quebec

Halifax = disputed land (Maine)

Canadians and Mainers -> Aroostoock War

Lord Ashburton -> meets w/ SOS Webster

Compromise -> Maine boundarie

Halifax-Quebec bridge -> approved

Caroline affair -> settled

America -> small "bonus" land (Minnesota)

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Mexico -> sees Texas as a "rebellious child" that will "come back"

Mexico -> threatens war with America should they annex Texas

Texas -> Not as strong as Mexico's military

Texas -> get's Britain, France, and Belgium to help them become stronger

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Britain and France -> helping Texas

Creating divisions within the country

More divisions in America -> less chance of violation of the Monroe Doctrine

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Britain -> wanted to free the slaves of Texas

Why:

Texas is a free place -> southern slaves flee to Texas -> Britain takes control of Texas

Britain saw Texas as a good free trade area and cotton growing

Free Britain of it's dependence on America for cotton

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Polk elected -> lame duck Tyler

Polk -> Pro - annexation

Tyler -> fails to get the annexation by 2/3 majority

Resorts to a join resolution of Congress -> simple majority in each house

Texas becomes 28th state

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Annexing Texas was a move to save America from yet another European invasion

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Russia, Spain, Britain and America all had control of the Oregon territory at one point in time

Russia -> gave up their part of the territory through the treaties of 1824 and 1825

Spain -> gave up their part of the territory through the treaty of Florida (1819)

America and Britain were the only two left standing

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Prior discovery, treaty rights, occupation

Hudson Bay Company -> traded with Indian fur trappers of the PNW

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Exploration and settlement

Lewis and Clark -> explored the west

Captain Robert Gray -> discovered the Colombia river

Missionaries -> made Oregon a faithful and warm place

reached the Willamette River Valley

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The Oregon Territory was shared between the two countries.

Sharing becomes an issue -> Oregon Fever hits

Settlement -> south of the Colombia river

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British offer -> America can have south of the Colombia river (where the people were settling: Willamette River Valley)

American offer -> The 49th parallel

American settlement becomes so great -> British surrender land to America before it becomes a problem

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Polk V. Clay

Democratic/Polk Platform

Annexation -> expansion of slavery

Don't stop 'till Oregon and Texas

Anti - Clay Platform

Clay had slaves (hypocritical)

Corrupt barginner/poor character

Whig/Clay Platform

Yes to annexing Texas but wait to do so

Trying to make everyone happy -> you (Clay) lost in the end

This argument mostly alienated those who were against slavery

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Liberty party -> cost Clay the election (especially in NY)

Irony -> Liberty party was anti-annexation and yet, they caused another anti-annexation candidate to lose

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1. Lower the tariff -> Walker's tariff

a. Clayites -> concerned

b. Result -> positive/boom in the economy

2. Restoring the independent treasury -> as opposed to BUS

3. Acquire California from Mexico

4. Settle Oregon dispute (not necessarily 54 40)

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Proposes the 49 degree line -> turned down by British minister

Britain -> eventually comes around to the 49 degree line

Polk allows Senate to decide the matter -> Senate approves

Major accomplishment was made without a weapon raised

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Population -> Spanish (Mexicans), Native Americans, Americans

Desirable place -> San Francisco is a great trade place

Playing the "Texas game" -> Yankees want to annex california so they have another free state

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3 Million in debt to America -> property damages

Nueces river -> Mexico's preferred Mexico/Texas boundary

Rio Grande -> Texas' prefer boundary

President Polk trying to keep the peace -> no troops in the "no man's land" territory between the two rivers

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Rumors that Britain is planning on purchasing California -> violation of the Monroe doctrine

Polk send John Sidell to Mexico to purchase California for no more than 25 million -> Mexico is insulted and says no