Answer:
C. This map represents population change for the United States and Puerto Rico from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009.
"States" as used in the map is referring to United States.
Explanation:
From the options given, option C is the correct answer. This is because it is clearly stated on the heading of the map.
Option A is false because in the map, there is population decrease.
Option B is false because California and Texas had a +200,000 population increase.
Option D is false because every state on the map either have an increase or decrease in population.
Therefore, Option C is the correct answer from the available options.
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).
D. Obama became more popular later on in his presidency.
The legislation authorized two railroad companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, to construct the lines.
Representatives in colonial Virginia were elected to the House of Burgesses by the people of Virginia, since this was one of the first democratic bodies in North America (although many people could not vote).
