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The United States went to war with Mexico in 1846. By the end of the war, Mexico would lose almost half its territory to the U.S., including lands from Texas to California. The war was a key event in American History as it fulfilled its 'manifest destiny', encompassing land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
Hungary <span>initially opened its borders, allowing East Germans to head West.
This occurred in 1989 during the month of May when the removal of it's fence connecting Austria was removed, thus causing it to be considered a historic event during the Cold War. </span>
<span>In the 1940s and 1950s, Alfred Kinsey, the college professor, surveyed Americans to find out about their sexual behavior. his findings were important because they were considered as the base that lead to a new era in the field of sexual research.
</span>Alfred Kinsey survey showed that most Americans were engaged in oral sex or masturbated and that women were capable of having multiple orgasms.
The answers are:
A) In 1-2 sentences, identify the historical context of this excerpt.
According to James R. Ferguson, The four treatises that Otis wrote during 1764-65 revealed contradictions and even intellectual confusion. Otis was the first leader of the period in the development of the traditional ideas of the constitution and representation, but was based on the traditional views of the parliamentary authority.
B) In 2-3 sentences, describe how this excerpt reflects the influence of foreign events on the spread of revolutionary sentiment in the colonies.
After reading this paragraph we can infer that it refers to the colonial power exercised by his majesty over his colonies. We also see that it reveals which were the dominant colonies of the time and names them referring to France and Great Britain.
