When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk
a. advocated taking all of Mexico.
b. believed the British would intervene on behalf of the Americans.
c. hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California.
d. supported a large-scale conflict.
e. denied any intention of expanding slavery.
c
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a. the mechanical reaper b. the steam plow c. the steel plow d. the grain elevator
The Judiciary of 1802
A Essentially repealed the act of 1801 B. exparided the court membership from 6 justices to its current number of 9 C was intended to compliment the act of 1801 D. increased the number of district courts from 10 to 15
What pact was finalized in 1936?
A) The Nazi-Soviet pact B) The Rome-Berlin Axis C) The Russo-Japanese pact D) The Comintern pact E) The Franco-Soviet pact
Many shopkeepers, office workers, and small business operators found appeal in the message of the second Ku Klux Klan because they believed that
A. their plan to relocate African Americans to Liberia was the only viable solution to racial tensions. B. their Jewish heritage was being threatened by migrants from the South. C. immigrants and African Americans posed a threat to their rising standard of living. D. women would gain more rights as African Americans moved upward in society.