2.  John Tyler was called “His Accidency” because he › was never elected president. › Constantly gave in to the demands of Congress. › Was voted out of his party. › Annexed Texas without a formal treaty.

3.  was never elected president

4.  Daniel Webster remained on Tyler's cabinet after everyone else resigned because he › was Tyler's personal friend. › Hoped to win the next presidential nomination. › Was in the middle of negotiations with Britain. › Supported the Whig party at all costs.

5.  Was in the middle of negotiations with Britain.

6.  What state's borders were settled as a result of negotiations with Britain? › California › Maine › New Mexico › Texas

7.  Maine

8.  Which of the following was not accomplished by James Polk? › Lowering the tariff › acquiring California › annexing Texas › settling the Oregon Question

9.  annexing Texas

10.  Who was perhaps the hardest working president in our nation's history? › William Henry Harrison › James Polk › John Tyler › Zachary Taylor

11.  James Polk

12.  Why was Texas annexed by a joint resolution of Congress rather than a formal treaty? › The president opposed the annexation. › Congress lacked the necessary two-thirds support required for a treaty. › a joint resolution had more authority than a treaty. › The Constitution required a joint resolution in this case.

13.  Congress lacked the necessary two-thirds support required for a treaty.

14.  What do we call a candidate who is largely unknown by the general public? _____________

15.  Dark Horse

16.  What third party arose to protest the admission of Texas as a slave state? ______________

17.  Liberty Party

18.  A) Henry Clay  B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty  C) James K. Polk  D) John Tyler   ___ “His Accidency”

19.  D) John Tyler

20.  A) Henry Clay  B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty  C) James K. Polk  D) John Tyler   ___ head of the Whig party

21.  A) Henry Clay

22.  B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty  C) James K. Polk  D) John Tyler   ___ dark horse president

23.  C) James K. Polk

24.  A) Henry Clay  B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty  C) James K. Polk  D) John Tyler   ___ settlement of the Maine boundary dispute

25.  B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty

26.  True/False   ___ James Polk worked so hard during his presidency that he died within 4 months of leaving office

27.  True