Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event? (1 point) Responses It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It created a temporary southern border. It created a temporary southern border. It led to the development of canal systems to move goods.
The Mexican Cession was a significant event because it intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.
I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night. -Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849 Use the except to answer the following question. How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience? (1 point) Responses He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War.
Thoreau justified his act of civil disobedience by refusing to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War.
Use the above map to answer the following question. How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X? (1 point) Responses By purchasing the land from Spain By purchasing the land from Spain By winning a war against Great Britain By winning a war against Great Britain By purchasing the land from France By purchasing the land from France By winning a war against Mexico
