Chapter 18 Outline-AP US History 							Mrs. Sanchez
Chapter 18 Reading due by Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

I. The Accession of "Tyler Too"
A. Problems plaguing Harrison before his death.
B. Tyler described
C. Tyler's relationship with the Whig party
II. John Tyler: A President Without a Party
A. Goals of the Whig Party
B. Conflict between Tyler and Clay
C. Why Tyler was disliked by Whigs?
D. Other conflicts
III. A War of Words With England
A. Why Anti-British feelings?
B. Financial relationship between America and Britain
C. Problems in Canada
IV. Manipulating the Maine Maps
A. Main Boundary Dispute
B. Compromise
V. The Lone Star of Texas Shines Alone
A. Relationship between Texas and Mexico
B. Britain's Interest
VI. The Belated Texas Nuptials
A. Election of 1844
B. What factors brought Texas in the Union?
C. Reaction in Mexico
D. Reasons behind Texan Annexation
VII. Oregon Fever Populates Oregon
A. Spain and Russia how removed?
B. British claims to Oregon
C. American claims
D. Joint Occupation
E. "Oregon Fever"
F. British settlement
G. Area of dispute
VIII. A Mandate (?) for Manifest Destiny
A. Election of 1844
B. Polk described
C. Manifest Destiny
D. Campaign slogans
E. Why Clay lost and Polk won
IX. Polk the Purposeful
A. Polk described
B. Polk's goals
1. Tariff
2. Treasury
3. Territory
C.  Oregon Claimed
X. Misunderstandings with Mexico
A. California's population
B. Problems between Mexico and the US
C. Boundary claims in Texas
D. John Slidell's trip to Mexico city
XI. American Blood on American (?) Soil
A. Taylor sent to Texas
B. War declared
C. Conflict between Americans and Mexicans
D. Widening chasm between North and South
E. Problems with Polk's claims
F. Was war necessary?
G. Problems between each side
XII. The Mastering of Mexico
A. Santa Anna's Role
B. Stephen Kearney's mission
C. John C. Fremont's role
D. "Old Rough and Ready"
E. Attack on Mexico City
XIII. Fighting Mexico for Peace
A. Failed armistice by Trist and Scott
B. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C. Calls for Mexico-Problems
XIV. Profit and Loss in Mexico
A. Outcome of the War with Mexico
B. Value of the War towards the Civil War
C. Problems in U.S. relations with Latin America
D. Slavery issue
E. Wilmot Provisio