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The Mexican-American War began over…

Which of the following was NOT one of President Polk’s goals?

The British practice of “taxation without representation” was a violation of which Enlightenment principle?

7. Who financed the fleets that Sparta used to pursue Athens’ army?

Briefly explain the British practice of salutary neglect.

The year is 1836. You moved to Texas from the United States a couple years earlier hoping to start a new life. Now, you and several of your fellow Texans are trying to win Texas’ independence. You are holed up in an old Spanish mission awaiting an attack from the enemy.  Who is attacking you? 

The year is 1765. You are a newspaper printer in Philadelphia. The king has levied a new tax that is severely hurting your profits (because you use a lot of paper). “I’ll show the king! I’m going to slander his name all over the colonies!”…You begin to print a headline reading, “King’s mother was a hamster and his father smells of elderberries”. That’ll teach him to unjustly tax me!  Based on the information above, which tax are you most likely outraged about?

You are a French explorer from the 16th century. You are looking to make some money. How are you probably going to do that?

Imagine you are one of the first people to come to America over 14,000 years ago. What are you doing for food?

CASE #1: You are seeing a 34 year old patient who recently moved to the United States and has never had a dental hygiene visit before. As you are completing your assessments, you determine that the patient is periodontally involved with probe depths over 3-6mm with calculus on 50% of the surfaces of their teeth. You take a full series of radiographs and determine that they have radiographic ledges and spicules of calculus and slight bone loss. Use this information to answer the following questions: QUESTION: When exploring, what will the radiographic ledges of calculus feel like to your tactile sensitivity?