Answer:
Expenditures
Explanation:
Expenditures refer to sums of money that governments, whether local or not, use to pay bills, such as obligatory settlements or payment of liabilities, and to pay for goods and services such as health system, infrastructure, security, defense, and education, that satisfy people's needs, and that aims at contributing to the nation's welfare.
They helped new Mexico become a state
By legislatures not the most popular vote
The Americans used their currency in exchange for goods and services. As the American currency and economy evolved, they started to expand what they can use their money for. Hoped this helps! ^-^
