Hongwu cut government spending and established efficient taxation. Also rebuilding the agricultural system and supported the growth of manufacturing and economics to help the lives of peasants
They annexed the republic of Texas
The condition that existed in rome around 100 b.c that contributed to the downfall of the republic was : invasions by neighboring city-states
By this time , the Roman already split into separated territories, making it easier to conquer
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Manifest destiny was the idea that the United States would stretch from sea to sea as a beacon of liberty. Texas had lots of American immigrants at the time and had a lot of slave plantations that could of extended the south. Texas also had recently broken free from Mexico, and was made by American settlers who made their government based on the US. So, because of all this, America decided to annex Texas and incorporate it into the Union.