What Role Did Attitudes Toward Race Have in the Territory

question 91

Multiple Choice

What role did attitudes toward race have in the territory acquired from the Mexican War?

• A) White superiority was challenged by the accomplishments of Tejano residents.
• B) Only people classified as whites gained full rights.
• C) The Texas Constitution adopted the Mexican practice of considering people of all backgrounds equal before the law.
• D) Free blacks were offered free land in hopes of boosting the American-born population.
• E) An underclass of destitute whites came to be viewed as a separate racial category.

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