Chapter 124. Reflections on Expansion and the Mexican-American War, Chapter 12

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Correct. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the United States used political actions, including diplomatic negotiations and war, to gain new land in the West in the 1840s and 1850s, but its acquisition of huge new territories revived and deepened old debates about Native Americans’ sovereignty and the expansion of slavery.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the United States used political actions, including diplomatic negotiations and war, to gain new land in the West in the 1840s and 1850s, but its acquisition of huge new territories revived and deepened old debates about Native Americans’ sovereignty and the expansion of slavery.

Correct. The answer is b. To validate his claim that the United States sometimes used diplomatic negotiations to acquire territory in the West, the author describes James K. Polk’s negotiations with Great Britain in 1846, which resulted in Britain’s willingness to cede the Oregon territory below the forty-eighth parallel to the United States.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To validate his claim that the United States sometimes used diplomatic negotiations to acquire territory in the West, the author describes James K. Polk’s negotiations with Great Britain in 1846, which resulted in Britain’s willingness to cede the Oregon territory below the forty-eighth parallel to the United States.

Correct. The answer is b. To substantiate his assertion that the United States pursued war with Mexico in 1846 for the sole purpose of acquiring its northern provinces, the author demonstrates that the United States only resorted to war after it failed to acquire the territories through manipulation and negotiation.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To substantiate his assertion that the United States pursued war with Mexico in 1846 for the sole purpose of acquiring its northern provinces, the author demonstrates that the United States only resorted to war after it failed to acquire the territories through manipulation and negotiation.

Correct. The answer is d. To illustrate his argument that the annexation of new western territories threatened to reopen and deepen old debates about the expansion of slavery, the author describes Polk’s clever linkage of Texas and Oregon. This decision placated those who objected to the annexation of Texas on the grounds that it would increase the number of slave states in the Union by proposing to increase the number of free states at the same time.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To illustrate his argument that the annexation of new western territories threatened to reopen and deepen old debates about the expansion of slavery, the author describes Polk’s clever linkage of Texas and Oregon. This decision placated those who objected to the annexation of Texas on the grounds that it would increase the number of slave states in the Union by proposing to increase the number of free states at the same time.

Correct. The answer is a. To prove his point that the United States’ annexation of California had a devastating impact on the region’s native inhabitants, the author cites the evidence that California’s Indian population declined from 150,000 to 25,000 between 1848 and 1854.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To prove his point that the United States’ annexation of California had a devastating impact on the region’s native inhabitants, the author cites the evidence that California’s Indian population declined from 150,000 to 25,000 between 1848 and 1854.

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