Question

Categorize each quote from the passage in the chart below.
Categories:
Justified
Not Justified

Quotes:
"The act was a questionable one. Many Northerners believed that Polk, a Southerner, was trying to gain land for the slaveholding South. Other Americans simply thought it was wrong to use war to take land from Mexico."
"Polk started out by trying to buy the land. He sent an American diplomat, John Slidell, to Mexico City to offer $30 million for it. But the Mexican government refused to even meet with Slidell."
"Polk…declared, "[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil," and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11."
"…Ulysses S. Grant…would later call the war "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.""

Answer 1

Here's the categorization of each quote based on the provided chart:

| Quote | Justified | Not Justified |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| "The act was a questionable one. Many Northerners believed that Polk, a Southerner, was trying to gain land for the slaveholding South. Other Americans simply thought it was wrong to use war to take land from Mexico." | | ✔️ |
| "Polk started out by trying to buy the land. He sent an American diplomat, John Slidell, to Mexico City to offer $30 million for it. But the Mexican government refused to even meet with Slidell." | ✔️ | |
| "Polk…declared, "[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil," and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11." | ✔️ | |
| "…Ulysses S. Grant…would later call the war 'one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.'" | | ✔️ |

This categorization reflects the differing perspectives on the justification of actions and events described in the quotes.