Why did many americans in the 18402 want to make california a state

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario

Which is true about the monroe doctrine?

This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer? a) hernando de soto b) james oglethorpe c) sir walter raleigh d) juan ponce de leon