It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Most Jews lived as minorities because Jews remained united despite the the often severe treatment they faced in other lands, European Jews were ordered to leave Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1492
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Athens depended on trading.
If they did not trade, their economy would fall apart.
Athens traded things like ships, coins, art (pottery), food and metals like iron and silver.
