<span><span> </span>Both the kings and the popes
have an extremely high amount of power. The pope has the power of the people,
for many people that lived in the middle ages were devoted to their religion,
an in this case the pope. The kings were the supreme rulers of their kingdoms.</span>
Assuming you're referring to Frederick Lucas, he says that the preamble to the Declaration of Independence "sets the tone" for the rest of the document by making it clear why exactly the founders have submitted it.
The Mexican government<span> invited settlers from the United States to take up lands in </span>Texas. However,<span> </span>Mexican<span> leaders really hoped these settlers </span>would<span> become </span>Mexican<span> citizens and be converted to the Roman Catholic faith, the main religion of </span><span>Mexican. Ummm hoped this helped! :D</span>