What evidence suggests that more than anything else the United States went to war with Mexico in order to get possession of California?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: Polk secretly ordered the navy to seize California in the event of war; Slidell was instructed to buy California; there were rumors that Britain was going to make California a protectorate; Polk instructed the United States consul in California to encourage Californians to agitate for annexation to the United States; Lt. Gillespie was sent to California to foment rebellion against Mexico; General Kearny was dispatched to seize New Mexico and California the moment war began; Polk accepted the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ceded California to the United States
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A) endorsed the pro-slavery constitution. B) said the issue was a congressional one. C) refused to consider the request at that time. D) accepted the anti-slavery constitution.
Who was the major figure of the Arts and Crafts movement?
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A) Harriet Beecher Stowe. B) Francis Ellen Watkins. C) Margaret Garner. D) Abby Kelley.