"War exists." Polk said this to
A) the Mexican diplomatic mission.
B) General Mariano Paredes, the Mexican head of state.
C) Thomas Slidell when authorizing further use of American armed forces.
D) Congress when asking for a declaration of war.
Ans: D) Congress when asking for a declaration of war.
You might also like to view...
Unlike earlier dynasties, the Mac dynasty promoted
a. Confucianism. b. Buddhism. c. education. d. immigration.
Robert E. Lee’s predecessor as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, which fought the Confederacy’s war in the East, was
a. Joseph Johnston. b. Joseph Longstreet. c. P. G. T. Beauregard. d. Irvin McDowell. e. Stonewall Jackson.
The pre-Columbian population of the Americas was probably
a. 10-20 million b. 20-50 million c. 60-75 million d. 100-150 million e. 150-200 million
Which of the following is true of Congress's response to Hamilton's Report on Manufactures?
A. Congress approved the report in its entirety. B. Congress approved the report with the exception of the portion calling for a protective tariff. C. Congress, seeing the future of the nation as being agrarian and not industrial, rejected the report. D. Congress rejected the report with the exception of the portion calling for a protective tariff.