Author Question: Texas was finally annexed to the United States: A) under a joint resolution of Congress pushed ... (Read 54 times)

arivle123 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Americans were able to follow news of the Mexican War because newspapers, for the first time, got battlefield reports:

A) from Mexican spies.
B) by telegraph.
C) carried by the Pony Express.
D) in Polk's press conferences.

Question 2

As part of Northern resistance to the Mexican War, who went to jail rather than pay taxes that might support the war?

A) Henry David Thoreau
B) Ralph Waldo Emerson
C) John Slidell
D) Thomas Larkin

Question 3

The Mexican-American War began over:

A) a border dispute.
B) a dispute over gold.
C) American claims to California.
D) an unprovoked Mexican attack on San Antonio.

Question 4

As commander-in-chief during the war, James K. Polk defined the role of president by:

A) leaving planning and strategy to the military.
B) visiting battle sites to keep morale high.
C) coordinating both civilian and military goals and needs.
D) serving as a battlefield commander and exposing himself to fire.

Question 5

During the Mexican War, northern Whigs began to characterize the war as a/an:

A) unwinnable conflict.
B) racist plot against a weaker nation.
C) southern conspiracy to expand slavery.
D) Mexican scheme to claim disputed gold fields on the Colorado.

Question 6

Texas was finally annexed to the United States:

A) under a joint resolution of Congress pushed through by Tyler.
B) only after Clay won the election of 1844.
C) under a treaty negotiated by Polk.
D) only after the Mexican War ended.