In 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla calls for Mexican independence from Spain, spurring a series of revolts across the country that becomes known as the Hidalgo rebellion. The rebellion fails, but fighting continues. Meanwhile, the United States and Spain are locked in debate over the border between their territories. In 1819, the Adams-Onis Treaty, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, draws a definitive border between Spanish land and the Louisiana Territory. The United States cedes California, New Mexico, Texas, and modern Arizona, Nevada, and Utah to Spain; it also agrees to pay U.S. citizens' land claims against Spain up to $5 million.
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Taxation and commerce
Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government's power was kept quite limited. The Confederation Congress could make decisions, but lacked enforcement powers. ... Congress was denied any powers of taxation: it could only request money from the states.
Purpose: First constitution for the United States; ...
Ratified: March 1, 1781
Created: November 15, 1777
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Answer:The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.Oct 29, 2009
Combatants: South Vietnam
Participant: United States
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MEK (The Mojahedin-e-Khalq)- The group has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State, mainly due to their assassination of six Americans and its anti-American activities during the Iranian revolution in 1979. The group was founded by six Muslim students who supported the Freedom Movement of Iran and supported the downfall of the Shah in 1979 and the rise of Ayatollah Khomeni.
