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b.A government would be appointed by the U.S president for Puerto Rico
Narrowest point of land along Central America and the bodies of water helped as well
Panama Canal
War and the space race
I would say language diffusion
Originally, it was supposed to be equal, two states. Today, the state of Palestine doesn't exist legally and most of the land that was given to Palestinians was/is taken over.
The missions were built by the Spanish starting in 1769 in order to "colonize" the territory of Alta California<span>, which they had discovered over two centuries earlier. There had been various proposals over the years to do something with this territory, but it was hard reaching the coast of </span>Alta<span> California from New Spain (</span>Mexico<span>) in those days, sailing against the wind and currents, and Spain had other priorities. What finally moved them to act was the fact that Russian fur trappers were moving farther and farther down the Coast (from their bases in Alaska) and were spotted near present day San Francisco in 1760s.</span>