Under President James Polk the United States went to war with Mexico over
a. Oil
b. Illegal Immigration
c. Pancho Villa’s raids
d. Texas
e. Gold
Ans: d
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A. through military force B. by signing an agreement with China C. through diplomatic influence D. with a free trade pact
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A) It was proposed by the Democratic-Republicans in Congress. B) Its implementation required an adherence to the literal interpretation of the Constitution. C) It was never executed due to the strong opposition from the Federalists. D) It favored the interests of the commercial and the mercantile elite. E) Its purpose was to make state governments more powerful than the federal government.