One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to
a. demonstrate the strength of Latino culture.
b. regain sovereignty over Texas and humiliate the hated yanquis.
c. capture slaves and take them back to Mexico.
d. force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens.
e. liberate Indians living in the Indian Territory where members of the Five Civilized Tribes had been forced to relocate by the U.S. government.
b
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What is one conclusion that can be made by evaluating the evidence on this chart?
A) The Vietnam War was exclusively a ground war for American troops. B) The American public supported troop escalation in Vietnam after the surprise North Vietnamese attacks during the Tet Offensive. C) Despite the unpopularity of the war, nearly 40 percent of the nation still believed that the United States had done the right thing by sending troops to Vietnam. D) Aerial bombings increased in the last years of the war due to the Communist presence in Cambodia.
The "bank war" of the 1830s was to a large extent
A) a battle of decisive Southern business interests B) responsible for the death of the Whig Party C) the end of Henry Clay's political career D) a personal struggle for power between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle
The main reason that so much is known of Iron Age Assyria is that ______________.
A. the Assyrian Empire conquered all known literate territory at the time B. other civilizations formed a united opposition and detailed their experiences C. the Assyrians engaged in significant foreign policy and were methodical about compiling treaties D. Assyrian rulers maintained records of their accomplishments E. Herodotus wrote about it in his Histories
The Embargo of 1807
A. resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808. B. was ineffective. C. was quickly repealed. D. created a serious economic depression in the nation. E. helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808.