I would say <span> D. a strict construction of the U.S. Constitution
They wanted a sort of loose interpretation. </span>
Answer: It decreased its territory by half
Explanation: Mexico had lost Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona and parts of other present-day American states.
The Spanish then The United States
There are two major causes: Germanic tribes moving into the Western roman Empire until its fall by Odacer in 476 A.D.. On the other hand, emperor Constantine I had chosen Byzantium, and ancient greek site, as the "New Rome", which would become Constantinople. Constantine I established Christianity as the official religion for the empire.The eastern half of the roman empire survived more than 1000 years, because of strategic location as a trading center and connection between Europe and Asia.