The annexation of Texas
in 1845 broke off peaceful ties between the United States and Mexico. The two nations were soon locked into a border dispute that burst into a war. The United States claimed the border lay at the
. However, Mexico insisted that the border lay 100 miles farther north.

What was the plight and fight of the following groups? labor farmers native americans african americans women immigrants ~ ap u.s. history (period 6: 1865-1898)

Washington said that the united states would be "friendly and impartial" in regard to foreign conflict. what was his reason behind this statement? a jefferson and washington had determined the u.s. was too weak to wage war. b the u.s. had a treaty with both england and france, and was thus required to remain neutral. c france asked for the united states to stay out of the war, due to trade relationships. d a special envoy from england asked for strict neutrality on behalf of the united states.

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a.questioning and challenging b.identifying differences c. forming a statement d.seeing the boader context