In the United States, which of the following was not a reason for opposition to the Mexican-American War?
A) ?? Mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable.
B) ?? The war was being fought over territory that the United States had never claimed.
C) ?? The president had undercut congressional authority by announcing that the war already existed.
D) ?? A mere border incident was being used as an excuse to provoke a war to acquire more slave territory.
E) ?? The president was precipitating the nation into a fathomless abyss of crime and calamity.
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A. people who identified as multiracial B. Asian Americans C. African Americans D. Hispanics
Lincoln's main diplomatic aim was to:
A) keep England and France from supporting the Confederacy. B) persuade Spain to join the war on the Union side. C) get Britain to sell arms to the Union. D) support French control of Mexico.
The largest group of white, non-English immigrants to the colonies in the 1700s were ________
A) the Dutch B) the Germans C) the Swedish D) the Scots-Irish E) the French
What fundamental issue led to the Boston massacre in 1770?
What will be an ideal response?