It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Answer:
The Know-Nothing Party
Explanation:
The American Party favored by the <u>nativist</u>s was also called by people as "The Know-Nothing Party." It started as a <em>secret society </em>in the <em>1850s</em> and propelled as<u> a movement against the Catholics (especially in the North) and immigration.</u>
People who belong to the group (especially the Protestants) were fearful that the Catholic priests would take control of the voters. So, when members were asked about their party's information (since little was known about them), they would reply "I Know Nothing."
This party didn't last that long because the leaders were deemed incapable and they also had varying opinions about issues on slavery.
Answer: D
The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Their opposition was an important factor leading to the adoption of the First Amendment and the other nine amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
Senator McCarthy scared the people so much that they almost started accusing each other of being communist supporters. He claimed that anyone could be a communist spy and families even broke apart because some of them who weren't even communists got accused of being communists. Also people would spy on their neighbors and similar things to see whether they were sympathizers of communism.
Answer:
right now is Donald Trump