Growing Population had the greatest effect on growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs.
Answer: Who: United States, President James Polk, General Taylor, Col. Kearney, Commodore Stockton and others vs. Mexico, General Santa Anna
What: Dispute about the border, whether or not Texas could be part of the USA, and belief of many US citizens that there was a "manifest destiny" that the country extended all the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and include Texas, California, and the territory in between that had been part of Mexico.
When: April 1846 to February 1848
Where: War began at Coahuila, near the Rio Grande River. Included battles at Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Puebla and other places. Ended at the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war.
How: The USA had superior weapons, especially artillery and cannons. The Mexican government was disorganized, not prepared for war. Mexican troops suffered disease, fatigue, and desertion. When the US won, Mexico gave up the disputed territory extending from Texas to California and the USA paid 15 million dollars to Mexico for the territory.
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Answer:The Board of supervisors has the executive power (governing the country, creating policies and overseeing departments - the last one is true at least in Los Angeles) but it also has legislative powers and even some judicial powers..
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They refused to ratify the treaty asking for more money.
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Option B: Spices and other goods found in Asia.
The British East India Company was established to form trade relations with Asia. The original objective was also to overtake the monopoly of Dutch on the trade of spices with East Indies. Later the company was involved in the trade of several commodities like tea, silk and porcelain. Therefore, the best answer to this question is that The British established the East India Company to acquire Spices and other goods found in Asia.
