I think your answer would be C
The military leaders in Japan were suspected of mistreating their prisoners.
According to the preamble, the phrase “a more perfect Union” refers to improving upon a previous attempt at creating a new union.
The phrase “to form a more perfect Union” was stated to refer to the shift to the Constitution from the Articles of Confederation. The Union had a federal government established by the Constitution that had enough power to act upon citizens directly.
This is the preamble of the Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Answer:
the gold-rush and the Mexican War
Explanation:
During the presidency of Zachary Taylor, California experienced two major things. One of them was the Mexican War, and the other one was the gold-rush. The Mexican War ended in win for the United States, meaning that California was incorporated into the territory of the United States, which quickly changed the region. Also, immediately after the war, the famous gold-rush happened in California. Gold was discovered in parts of California, and now being part of the United States, lot of people from the other states and from abroad moved in there, with the purpose of finding sufficient amount of gold and become rich. That resulted in the formation of numerous settlements in California, later becoming towns and cities.