In the United States, Which of the Following Was Not

question 13

Multiple Choice

In the United States, which of the following was not a reason for opposition to the Mexican-American War?

• A) Mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable.
• B) The war was being fought over territory that the United States had never claimed.
• C) The president had undercut congressional authority by announcing that the war already existed.
• D) A mere border incident was being used as an excuse to provoke a war to acquire more slave territory.
• E) The president was precipitating the nation into a fathomless abyss of crime and calamity.

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