Texas is the only state to enter the united states that was admitted by a treaty over annexation. why did texas seek to gain independence from mexico? a) texas sought independence from mexico to increase protection from hostile latin american nations. b) texas sought to gain independence from mexico, due to the prosperity the united states was enjoying at the time. c) texas sought to gain independence from mexico, due to mexico's government changing from a democracy to a dictatorship. d) texas sought independence from mexico to enjoy greater political rewards such as tax breaks and the opportunity for better trade.

C)Texas sought to gain independence from Mexico, due to Mexico's government changing from a democracy to a dictatorship.

Texas saw the laws in Mexico as arbitrary and tyrannic in many ways. It reminded them of how British used to treat the colonies, maybe worse. They did not want to follow the rules of Mexico.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.