What final incident caused president polk to urge congress to declare war on mexico? a. the united states annexed texas. b. mexico rejected president polk’s offer to buy california and new mexico. c. american and mexican troops clashed near the rio grande. d. the united states expanded to the pacific ocean.

Which of these was not a key difference between northern and southern states at the constitutional convention? wanting to protect states’ interests vs. a government with strict rules having more, larger cities vs. having fewer, smaller cities wanting to protect agriculture vs. protect industries having many enslaved people vs. using less enslaved labor

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.

Which of the following events most directly contributed to the establishment of israel as a nation