Towards the War, I

We shift gears again tonight, this time towards national politics in the 1840s and 1850s. Here are some questions, for your consideration:

1. What is Manifest Destiny?
2. What was the Liberty Party?
3. How did the Mexican-American War breakout?
4. What were Lincoln's spot resolutions?
5. What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
6. Who were the Conscience Whigs
7. What was "most ominous of all" about the Mexican-American War?
8. What was the Wilmot Proviso?