White landowners who could make those African Americans work for them
Having a weak government can lead to failure of a country
Perry approached Japan in a somewhat threatening manner. He sought after them with a navy vessel at his side and basically told them to open their trade relations or else. =)
Earthquakes in New Zealand occur because we are located on the boundary of two of the world's major tectonic plates – the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate. These plates are colliding with huge force, causing one to slowly grind over, under or alongside the other.
A. The US made the Gadsden Purchase.
The US never sold Texas. US won the war. Mexican cession was the US taking land.
