(asap! will give brainliest to the first answer! ) how did mexican independence encourage the westward expansion of american citizens? a) it allowed trade routes to develop in the southwest and opened up a previously closed lands to settlement by american citizens b) a strong spanish army had previously prevented american westward migration c) native americans ignored american settlers in order to focus on driving the newly formed nation from their lands d) the newly formed mexican government built an extensive network of trails and roads, allowing for easier migration by american citizens

Can someone me with module 8 us history? these are the questions. 59 points and brainliest. ss.8.a.5.1: explain the causes, course, and consequence of the civil war (sectionalism, slavery, states' rights, balance of power in the senate). ss.8.a.5.2: analyze the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict. ss.8.a.5.4: identify the division (confederate and union states, border states, western territories) of the united states at the outbreak of the civil war. ss.8.a.5.5: compare union and confederate strengths and weaknesses. ss.8.c.1.1: identify the constitutional provisions for establishing citizenship. ss.8.c.1.6: evaluate how amendments to the constitution have expanded voting rights from our nation's early history to present day.