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In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G. Birney of the anti-slavery Liberty Party won 2.3% of the vote. As President, Polk completed American annexation of Texas, which was the proximate cause of the Mexican–American War.
Explanation:
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The Congress of the United States in fact retains most of the power in these two areas relative to the President and the individual states, with Congress having the power to declare war and confirm ambassadors appointed by the President.
Lincoln was firm politically in proposing that slavery is morally wrong but he was not an abolitionist himself.
Explanation:
His views regarding the racial equality were always tending to be controversial and complicated. There had been a situation wherein Lincoln admitted that constitution mandated certain clauses for abolition but he did not know what exactly need to be done to abolish slavery from the current political system.
Lincoln seemed to be working with abolitionists but did not count himself to be totally responsible to abolish slavery. Only with the emancipation he could win over the black’s votes.
D is the correct answer.
The British Army was the far superior force. The British Navy was the far superior force. Britain was also a manufacturing powerhouse.
But the British Army was fighting to preserve something while the Revolutionaries were fighting for their rights and to start something new.
This question is delightfully biased but it is true that the Americans, by and large, were more committed to the fight.
