research paper
the research will be by using the book: American Narrative History By Shi 11th Edition Publisher Norton Chapter 13? In the first paragraph, describe how U.S. domestic politics influence American foreign relations with Mexico and Britain in the 1840s? What blame should be placed on Mexico for the Mexican-American War? In the second paragraph, explain the U.S. acquisition of Oregon, California, and Texas. Explain how these new states influenced the slave question and the political parties of the time. Chapter 14:? Using two paragraphs, explain in detail, the various ways in which the federal government attempted to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories in the decade prior to the Civil War? Why did each of those tactics ultimately fail? Chapter15:? In the first paragraph, beyond its superior resources and numbers, what other factors contributed to the Union victory? Of these factors, which one would you identify as the most important? In the second paragraph, explain at the conclusion of the war, General Robert E. Lee noted that his army had “been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.” Did the Confederacy have any realistic options that might have allowed it to overcome those disadvantages in numbers and resources, and see a conclusion to the war that was more favorable to its objectives? Chapter 16: ?In the first paragraph, describe what life like for newly freed African Americans in the South? What opportunities and new challenges did emancipation open up during the Reconstruction period? Consider education, religion, the system of sharecropping, and political life. In the second paragraph, describe the impeachment process against Andrew Johnson and whether or not Johnson deserved to be impeached.