Which came first A small group of Americans seize the California town of Sonoma and proclaim the independent Republic of California or In an attempt to provoke Mexico, James K. Polk orders General Zachary Taylor to lead a small army across the disputed border?

A small group of Americans seize the California town of Sonoma and proclaim the independent Republic of CaliforniaI thinkO-O

the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.

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