Which of these was a major cause of the mexican-american war?
a. american troops invaded the capital of mexico.
b. sam houston refused to return texas to mexico.
c. american official john slidell insulted mexico's president
d. the united states annexed texas

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.