According to historian Frederick Merk, the United States decided not to annex all of Mexico after its victory in the Mexican-American War due to __________
A) the military's inability capture Mexico City
B) the administration's respect for Mexican culture and autonomy
C) the general public's focus on Canada rather than Mexico
D) the American government's inability to govern over a wide area
E) a combination of racism and anti-colonialism
Answer: E
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Which of the following statements is true about the riots during the 1830s and the 1840s?
A) They rarely did physical damage to cities but murdered large numbers of blacks. B) They were instigated by angry blacks protesting the conditions of their lives. C) They grew in number as the abolitionist movement grew. D) They were located mainly in the South.
Louis XIV restructured the administration of the French government by all of the following EXCEPT
A) personally dominating the actions of his ministers and secretaries. B) adding loyal followers from relatively new aristocratic families to the royal council. C) making the court a main arena where rival aristocratic factions jockeyed for power. D) using Versailles as a place where powerful subjects came to find favors and offices for themselves and their supporters. E) removing the central policy-making machinery of government from his own court and household.
Romans borrowed all of the following from the Etruscans except
a. road construction skills. b. architectural styles. c. a secularized political system. d. portrait sculpture. e. hydraulic engineering.
Examine the picture of African-Americans voting on page 712. Why was slavery such a troubling issue for the United States? Did freedom bring equality?
What will be an ideal response?