The area became<span> a </span>part of Mexico<span> in 1821 following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the </span>United States<span> in 1848 after the </span>Mexican–American<span> War. The western </span>portion<span> of Alta </span>California<span> then was organized and admitted as the 31st </span>state<span> on September 9, 1850.</span>
Answer:
the city endured a long siege.
Explanation:
i did it on edge
The purpose of the counter-reformation was to fight against reformation which was turning more and more people against the Catholic church. The council of Trent was called to host sessions and debate on how the Catholic church should respond to reformation. The Jesuits were important because they started organizing missions worldwide in order to teach people about Catholicism and the pope and Christianity and similar things and were successful at it. The outcomes of the council were a series of declarations on how the church should behave.
