According to historian Frederick Merk, why were most Americans opposed to adding all of Mexico to the United States?
a. They felt that adding all of Mexico would make it too difficult to govern the United States.
b. They believed that the United States had already reached its natural boundaries.
c. They were opposed to the spread of slavery.
d. They believed only white people should be added to the United States for reasons of race.
Answer: d. They believed only white people should be added to the United States for reasons of race.
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a. earlier wars made Northern merchants rich and created a class of widows and orphans. b. the supply of unclaimed land in New England began to diminish c. farmers' sons and daughters were forced to hire out as wage laborers. d. the average size of New England farms increased dramatically. e. the gap between owners of large Southern plantations and small farms widened.
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A. seeking legal challenges to civil injustice through white-dominated courts was a pointless exercise. B. Booker T. Washington's ideas were unnecessarily limiting to blacks. C. blacks should fight for immediate civil rights. D. talented blacks should accept nothing less than a full university education. E. blacks should aspire to the professions.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).