These laws are bad. Creating legal repercussions for someone who simply has a viewpoint that differs from the mainstream (albeit a very odd viewpoint) is similar to the thought police in the book "1984". People should not be prosecuted for ideas, no matter how wrong those ideas or feelings are.
Explanation:
Athough initially disregarded by the great powers of Europe, the Monroe Doctrine became a mainstay of U.S. foreign policy . In 1823 U.S. President James monroe proclaimed the U.S. protector of the western Hemispere by forbidding European powers from colonizing additional territories in the Americas.
The cause of the increasingly tense relations between the mexican government and the american residents in texas after 1830 was mainly the increasing american immigration, that brought with it many cultural and social conflicts, since the Mexican natives became the minority in Texas, reaching only 7800 against the 30,000 English-speaking inhabitants, bringing as a consequence a conflict for the independence of Texas and then the annexation to the United States of America.

The Silk Road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a number of different kingdoms and empires. This helped for ideas, culture, inventions, and unique products to spread across much of the settled world.
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