The relationship was not good because they disagreed about where the Texas- Mexico border.
The war—in which U.S. forces were consistently victorious—resulted in the United States' acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km) of Mexican territory extending westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean
He declared insurrection in the south on January 1, 1863
They were both used to control the population of a certain demographic in the area and/or racially cleanse these areas
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D. The majority opinion uses lower courts' decisions on the same case as evidence."
Colombia.
Previously, Panama was part of Colombia, which denied the Canal that would cross the country as a commercial route proposed by the United States, because of this, the insurgent population of Panama or "rebels" were the US army to defeat the Colombian nation Satisfactorily, and establish Panamanian independence, which would consequently yield the fruit of the Panama Canal.