Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Mexican authorities welcomed the influx of Americans into Texas in the 1820s?
a.
They hoped that the Americans would serve as a barrier between the communities in northern Mexico and Apache and Comanche raiders.
b.
They were able to levy high taxes on the Americans.
c.
They preferred the American settlers to the American Indians.
d.
They envisioned turning the American settlers into loyal Mexican citizens who would fight for them in the event of a U. S. invasion.

the answer is catholics

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

the china one is last

explanation:

protect u.s. businesses from competition