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1845 Folk s belligerent message of 1845 His extension of the 

 Monroe Doctrine Joint occupation denounced by United 

 States Treaty of June 15, 1846 The war between the United 

 States and Mexico Folk s purpose to secure California lest 

 Great Britain acquire it Aberdeen eager to keep it from the 

 United States Mexico rejects his advice to refrain from war 

 Aberdeen abandons California policy Idealistic basis of the 

 American movement to Oregon and California The democ 

 racy s sense of power and craving for bigness Discovery of 

 gold an amazing coincidence, confirming destiny Compara 

 tive population: Great Britain, 27,000,000; United States, 

 20,000,000 No need for more territory for American population 

 Dependence of British industry and commerce on the United 

 States Danger of famine in the United Kingdom American 

 sentiment on O Connell s Irish agitation Peel s policy of 

 abolishing the protective tariff Cobden and the Anti-Corn- 

 Law League Democratic agitation involved in the activity 

 of the League Corn Laws repealed in 1846 The Tory min 

 istry gives way to the Whigs under Russell and Palmerston 

 The great famine in Ireland and its effects on America. 



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Singular importance of the month of February, 1848 Emigra 

 tion from revolutionary Europe to Great Britain and America 

 German immigration into United States rivals Irish The pop 

 ular foreign policy of Lord Palmerston Manchester school of 

 Cobden and Bright oppose Palmerston His triumph in the 

 Don Pacifico debate and after Contrast of Polk and Palmer 

 ston Importance of transisthmian communication after 

 Mexican War British protectorate over the Mosquitos used 

 to control Nicaragua route Treaty of 1846 with New Granada 

 gives United States control of Panama Critical situation at 

 the island of Tigre Danger removed by the Clayton-Bulwer 

 Treaty, April 19, 1850 Purpose and content of the treaty 

 Controversies over its meaning Settlement in 1860 by with 

 drawal of Great Britain from Mosquito coast Joint guarantee 

 of protection fails to bring construction of canal Filibustering 

 projects against Latin America British suggestion for stopping 

 them resented by United States Anti-British feeling in 

 Democratic party due to Irish and slaveholders Effect of the 

 Crimean War on American opinion Enlistment of recruits for 

 British army in the United States Dismissal of Crampton the 

 British minister Revival of discussion of the right of search 

 American view formally accepted by the British Government 



