Number 5 please Questions 7-8 refer to the excerpt below."I have made known my decision upon the Mexican Treaty .... Iwould submit it [to] the Senate for ratification ..."The treaty conformed on the main questions of limits andboundary to the instructions given ... though, if the treaty wasnow to be made, I should demand more territory ..."I look, too, to the consequences of its rejection. A [Whig]majority of one branch of Congress [the House] is opposed tomy administration .... And if I were now to reject a treaty madeupon my own terms ... the probability is that Congress would notgrant either men or money to prosecute the war ... I might at lastbe compelled to withdraw them [ the army], and thus lose thetwo provinces of New Mexico and Upper California, whichwere ceded to the United States by this treaty."-President James K. Polk, Diary, 21st February, 18484. The major opposition to the Mexican War was based onthe belief that(A) Thoreau's ideas about non-violence were correct(B) it would expand slavery(C) the nation could not pay for a war(D) the British would intervene5. President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty withMexico because of which of the following?(A) Many Southerners wanted the United States to get largergains in territory(B) Many Whigs opposed the treaty and were willing tocontinue the war(C) The United States was in a dispute with Great Britain overthe Canadian border(D) The treaty called for the United States to give up theterritories known as Upper California and New Mexico6. Answer a, b, and c.a) Briefly explain why ONE of the following best supports theview that a belief in a manifest destiny played a decisive role inU.S. politics and policies during the 1840s.• annexation of Texas• "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!"• Mexican Cessionb) Contrast your choice against ONE of the other options,demonstrating why that option is not as good as your choice.c) Briefly explain ONE criticism of this belief in manifestdestiny during the 1840s.

5) James Polk: He became the eleventh president of the US of America from the year1845 to the year…

5. President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following? (A) Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory (B) Many Whigs opposed the treaty and were willing to continue the war (C) The United States was in a dispute with Great Britain over the Canadian border (D) The treaty called for the United States to give up the territories known as Upper California and New Mexico

5. President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following? (A) Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory (B) Many Whigs opposed the treaty and were willing to continue the war (C) The United States was in a dispute with Great Britain over the Canadian border (D) The treaty called for the United States to give up the territories known as Upper California and New Mexico