<span>During the 1770's, the second continental congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III requesting to settle their differences peacefully without going to war. King George III rejects the petition outright. He claims the colonies are in open rebellion and if they continue in there rebellion they will all be put to death as traitors. The significance is that this is the point of no return and what seals the fate of the colonies. They now know that this means war with England and if they loose they will be executed.</span>
Under the treaty of the Guadalupe - Hidalgo , the Mexican American War ended in favor of the United States , this also relinquished the United States with 525,000 square miles of land from the Southern Border
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Answer:
A) The railroad Contributed to rapid settlement and growth in towns in the west
Explanation:
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Well it depends what they are in need of. They most commonly would want more land for their country to build and farm on. They may want land with fertile soil for farming. They may want the land because of it's geography, for example, for simple trade routes leading to and from the areas around north America (Canada, Mexico) etc.