The European trade routes to the East changed from the land based system like the Silk Road into the sea based system that travels either westward or southward to east. This is because the lost of the trade routes in the land due to the conflict and wars forced the Europeans to create a new route through the sea and this is the time that theory the world is round is proven and is taken into consideration for making a new trade route.
The Judicial Branch is the answer
Equal protection under the law.
AT the end of the Mexican American War, the United States promised the Hispanos and Califonios that they will enjoy full protection under the law. The war officially ended on February 2nd, 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in Mexico City.