President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near
a. San Francisco.
b. the Nueces River.
c. Santa Fe.
d. the Rio Grande.
e. San Antonio.
d
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What did the situations of Tuscarora and Yamasee Indians in North Carolina during the early eighteenth century demonstrate?
A) English settlers should have been able to use Native Americans instead of black slaves for rice and tobacco cultivation. B) Native American resistance would not significantly hinder white expansion in the Carolinas. C) Plantation agriculture provided ideal conditions for Indians. D) Native American tribes could resist white expansion by remaining unified. E) The British Parliament was too quick to send troops when it thought that English settlers were in danger.
What was the specific spark that ignited the Mexican-American War?
a. The United States annexed Texas and Mexico invaded b. The United States withdrew its ambassador from Mexico and Mexico invaded c. America soldiers invaded Mexico in hopes of forcing the sale of California d. Mexican cavalrymen attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory of the Nueces Strip
In the 1890s, farmers on the plains were devastated by a severe drought and a downturn in the business cycle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The name of modern-day Mexico comes from the term used by which of the following people to refer to themselves?
a. Aztec b. Toltec c. Inca d. Tlascala