Question: Why did the Mexicans attack Taylor’s troops?
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A) They were waiting for American aggressors on their soil so they could kill them.
B) They had the advantage of a more powerful army.
C) They wanted Texas returned to them.
D) They had been provoked by the presence of troops.
Answer: The correct answer is option <u>D) They had been provoked by the presence of troops. </u>
Explanation: Not only was Texas a difficult topic between the U.S and Mexico. The United States president, James K. Polk had his eyes on California, New Mexico and the rest of what is today the U.S. Southwest. However, his offer to purchase those lands was rejected so he instigated a fight between Mexico and U.S by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River that both countries had already recognized as part of the Mexican state, Coahuila. Due to this, on April 25th, 1846, Mexico attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor. They killed about a dozen U.S troops.
Answer:
The Egyptians were protected from invaders due to their geographical features.
Explanation:
They had the Mediterranean Sea to the north along with the Nile Delta. This body of water blocks off land on the other side. Furthermore, the cataracts in the Nile to the south protected the Egyptians from lands below them.
They used bronze, rocks, copper and additional metal.
D) <span>John Brown, an extreme abolitionist, tried to end the entire institution of slavery by attacking a federal armory in hopes to arm slaves in 1859—the raid failed.</span>
The Franco Regime: Franciso Franco ruled Spain as a dictator for more than 35 years. As caudillo (leader), he was chief of state, commander of the armed forces, and head of the only legal political party, the Falange. He kept Spain out of World War II through artful diplomacy, began its postwar industrial development, and gave up most of its remaining African territories. In 1969 he named Prince Juan Carlos, grandson of Alfonso XIII, as his eventual successor.