Why were the annexation of Texas and the invasion of Mexico so controversial at the time?Did these territorial acquisitions – and that of Oregon – represent a departure (in method or intent) from earlier acquisitions?Explain
Nativism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries focused primarily on Catholics and Jews. Compare nativism then with its more current forms, directed primarily at Hispanic immigrants and Muslims. Are the claims, arguments, and political rhetoric of present-day nativists similar to those used earlier against Catholics and Jews?