Quiz for Viewpoints 27.1: Mexican and American Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexican War

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Correct: The answer is a. While Herrera believed right was on Mexico’s side, he did not think that Mexico could defeat the United States in battle.
Incorrect: The answer is a. While Herrera believed right was on Mexico’s side, he did not think that Mexico could defeat the United States in battle.
1. Why did José Joaquín de Herrera believe that Mexico should accept the loss of Texas?

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Correct: The answer is b. Rejón suggested that the treaty would not put an end to pressure on Mexico to give up territory.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Rejón suggested that the treaty would not put an end to pressure on Mexico to give up territory.
2. According to Manuel Crescencio Rejón, what mistaken assumption was made by Mexican supporters of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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Correct: The answer is a. Whitman urged the United States to demonstrate to the world that it knew how to “crush” its enemies.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Whitman urged the United States to demonstrate to the world that it knew how to “crush” its enemies.
3. How did Walt Whitman see Mexico?

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Correct: The answer is c. Grant saw the war as both unjust and the result of a conspiracy among the advocates of slavery to acquire new territory into which slavery could spread.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Grant saw the war as both unjust and the result of a conspiracy among the advocates of slavery to acquire new territory into which slavery could spread.
4. In Grant’s view, what caused the Mexican-American War?