Mexico had an independence war against Spain and wanted to become an independent state. When it achieved its independence, they opened their northern borders to trade with the United States. The other countries don't border with United States, except for Canada which wasn't Spanish and doesn't border in North.
The correct answer for 2 is <span>a. clear
A manifest is something that is presented in a clear way and that is easily observed by anyone. In the United States, the famous Manifest Destiny was about making it clear that it is the Destiny of the United States to spread from one ocean to the other. That's why they moved westwards and took California and similar states from Mexico.</span>
John Locke, whose ideas were reflected in the ideas of the founding fathers of the United States, wrote back in 1690 that the natural right of a person is the right for protection of life, freedom and property from threats and encroachment from the outside.
The colonists were unwilling to be to be governed without representation.King George remained rigid in his belief that he could dictate to the colonists.
