The Young America movement was motivated by the belief that it was the Manifest Destiny of the United States "to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty."
What pledge did the Austin exodus to Mexico break?
The pledge taht the Austin exodus broke to Mexico was that they would become Roman Catholics and Mexican citizens.
While the Battle of New Orleans made Andrew Jackson a national hero AFTER the war of 1812, what was unusual about the timing of Zachary Taylor's victories against Mexico?
The reason why the timing was unusual about Zachary Taylor's victories was because they were before Congress even declared war.
Why did John Tyler openly support the annexation of Texas?
John Tyler openly supported the annexation of Texas because he saw it as "the only matter that will take sufficient hold of the feelings of the South to rally it on a Southern candidate.'
What five advantages did the US have over its Mexican adversaries during the war?
Volunteers from Southern states helped Houston defeat the Mexican Army and win independence most likely because they believed if Texas became a part of the United States, it would also become another slave state.
What did David Wilmot do that "opened a can of worms?"
David Wilmot offered an amendment to an army approprations bill "...that, as an express and fundamental condition of the acquistion of any territory from the Republic of Mexico...neither slavery nor invluntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of sai
Which groups did not consider the "unbridled expansion" of Manifest Destiny good?
James G. Birney was the first Liberty Party candidate and he took enough Whig votes from Clay in New York to give Polk victory there and in the electoral college.
What issue "hung like the sword of Damocles over Polk's efforts to negotiate peace with Mexico?
slavery.
What did Joseph Smith advocate that got him into hot water?
Joseph Smith advocated polygamy, God spoke through him, autocratic suppression of dissent, and the belief that the Mormons were the only true Christians and would inherit the Earth.
Who replaced Zachary Taylor in the war against Mexico?
General-in-Cheif Winfield Scott replaced Zachary Taylor in the war against Mexico.
