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SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why did Mexico begin to encourage settlers from America to come to its Coahuila-Texas region?

A) Mexico wanted to become a part of the United States and thought that having more U.S. settlers would facilitate this.
B) Few Mexicans would settle this undeveloped land because of fear of Indian attacks and lawlessness there.
C) New settlers would mean new tax revenues for the cash-strapped Mexican government.
D) Mexico wanted to establish a market for its slave trade.
E) All of these choices

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate statement about San Francisco during the gold rush?

A) There were approximately six times as many females as males in San Francisco.
B) Italians comprised the largest group of foreign-born residents of San Francisco.
C) Because of the need for menial labor, the city's black population was proportionally large.
D) Chinese immigrants took over most of the city's political positions.
E) Ethnic and racial tensions were high.