<span>The answer is: C. the scandals of the Clinton Administration. It was one of the reasons morality became a top issue during the 2000 presidential campaign. Bill Clinton was involved in the Lewinsky sex scandal that happened 2 years prior. He was charged with perjury and led to his impeachment in 1998.</span>
The United States had more people in the territory than Britain and the United States was not looking for war with Britain when Mexico was ready to fight.
