The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
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The right answer is D) They angered colonists who felt they were being searched without warrant. With the goal of reducing or avoiding the practice of smuggling, which was particularly extended among Boston merchants and posed a threat to British interests, Customs Writs of Assistance were passed in order to authorize officials to search, at any time, for illegally transported goods in ships or buildings (even private buildings) that might look suspicious of holding such goods. This indeed angered colonists because they felt that their rights were not being respected.
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