40 , muhammad was 40 years old when he recieved the first message from jibril
He blamed them for Germany's economy at the time
He was sent to lead 150 men into the mountains in search of silver and gold mines.
<span>Critics believe that President Polk used the threat of force to force Mexico to concede all rights to the Texas territory and possibly even more land. America was still expanding and needed more land to do so. The president was already attempting to purchase California, so showing that we could take Texas furthered his goal there as well. Settlers in Texas feared loss of their land. So the president was cajoling Mexico into forgoing all rights.</span>
