Question

soldiers who volunteered for the u.s. military had lots of different reasons for joining. match the parts of the statements describing why americans volunteered to fight in mexico. i havent had the chance to fight in a major war like my father and grandfather did... mexico attacked american soldiers on land the united states rightfully owned... people in mexico dont deserve to own places like california... ... so i should volunteer in order to defend the countrys borders. ... so i should fight to take the territory from them. ... so i need to volunteer in order to carry on a family tradition. submit

Explanation:

Each opening statement logically connects to a concluding statement based on its core theme:

1. The first opening focuses on a family military tradition, so it links to the conclusion about continuing that tradition.
2. The second opening frames Mexico as attacking U.S. territory, so it links to the conclusion about defending national borders.
3. The third opening claims Mexico does not deserve its territory, so it links to the conclusion about seizing that territory.

Answer:

1. "I haven't had the chance to fight in a major war like my father and grandfather did . . ." → ". . . so I need to volunteer in order to carry on a family tradition."
2. "Mexico attacked American soldiers on land the United States rightfully owned . . ." → ". . . so I should volunteer in order to defend the country's borders."
3. "People in Mexico don't deserve to own places like California . . ." → ". . . so I should fight to take the territory from them."