#1) Which evidence best supports the claims made by this excerpted resolution? A) Mexican military forces attacked U. S. army troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande river.

B) American settlers of Texas who grew cotton with enslaved labor hoped to join the union as a slave state.

C) The U. S. Congress authorized use of force against Mexico in response to a request by President Polk.

D) Most Americans were in favor of proceeding with the annexation of Texas.

#2) This excerpted resolution opposing the Mexican American War reflects which debate raging at that time?

A) The debate over whether or not slavery should be allowed to expand into American territories, challenging the balance of free and slave states

B) The debate over the idea of a bicameral legislature in the legislative branch of the federal government

C) The debate over whether or not popular sovereignty should be used as a tool to decide if a state would allow the enslavement of African Americans

D) The debate over whether or not the United States should proceed with the annexation of Texas