It seems clear that when President Polk sent troops to Texas in 1845, he __________.
A. hoped to provoke a war with Mexico
B. had no idea what was going to happen
C. believed that he was preventing a war with Mexico
D. thought it was an inconsequential decision
Answer: A
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