James K Polk's First Action as President Was To

question 24

Multiple Choice

James K. Polk's first action as president was to:

• A)abolish the surge in slavery.
• B)provoke the Mexican army into firing on the Americans.
• C)gain control of even more Mexican territory.
• D)snuff out any plans Britain had for reentering North America.
• E)undercut Santa Anna and his men.

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Definitions:

Parliamentary Intent

The purpose or goal that a legislature had in mind when drafting and passing a law, often considered in legal interpretations.

Colonial Government

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Real Whigs

A term referring to 18th-century British and colonial American political philosophers who advocated for the protection of personal liberty and property against government oppression.

Grenville

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