Question 1

Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because

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Question 2

Was there any validity to the charge that the Texas annexation and Mexican War were attempts to expand slavery? Why or why not? What were the political implications for the national debates on the abolition and the expansion of slavery in the United States and its territories following the annexation of Texas and after the American acquisition of the enormous area of land stretching westward from Texas to California and northward to Oregon as a result of the Mexican War?

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Question 3

Given the great enthusiasm for territorial expansion and the lure and pull of Manifest Destiny, why did the "all of Mexico" movement fail to win political assent in Congress or from even President Polk, a staunch advocate of both territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny?

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Question 4

President Polk's program in his first term in office included

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Question 5

Write your definition of national interest.Then use this definition to argue that the Webster-Ashburton Treaty or the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did or did not serve the national interests of the United States.

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Question 6

Compare and contrast President Polk's willingness to go to war against Mexico over Texas but not against Britain over Oregon.

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Question 7

President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to

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Assess the validity of the following two statements: "President James K.Polk was one of America's near-great presidents" and "President James K.Polk was a reckless, disingenuous imperialist whose foreign policies and pursuit of the Mexican War violated some the most fundamental egalitarian and republican principles contained in America's Declaration of Independence." Which statement most accurately captures the political legacy of President James K.Polk? Defend your argument with specific examples drawn from the key political events and debates of President Polk's presidency.

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Question 9

To what extent was the Mexican War an avoidable and unnecessary war? Alternatively, how might the Mexican War be considered an inevitable war between America and Mexico that could not be avoided even if President Polk and the various Mexican governments had engaged in some difficult political bargaining and compromises during the mid-1840s? What diplomatic, military, and economic steps could President Polk and the Mexican government have taken to avoid war and why didn't they respectively or jointly do so?

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Question 10

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Mexican War was a major cause of the American Civil War."

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Question 11

The Mexican War resulted in

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Question 12

Write your definition of imperialism.Then use this definition to argue that the United States was or was not an imperialistic nation in the 1840s.

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Question 13

Points of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845-1846 included

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Question 14

List the following items in order of their importance as contributors to American expansion to the Pacific: land hunger, trade opportunities, suspicion of British intentions, and Manifest Destiny.Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to American territorial expansion to the Pacific.

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Question 15

Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836.Why wasn't it annexed to the United States until 1845?

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List the following items in order of their importance as factors in the outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico: the failure of the Slidell diplomatic mission to Mexico, the positioning of General Taylor's troops on the Rio Grande, unresolved debt claims of American citizens, Manifest Destiny, and President Polk's quest for California.Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to the outbreak of war.

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