Question

Why did the U.S. want to purchase California from Mexico?

a. to instigate war with Mexico
b. to retaliate against property damages to U.S. merchants in Mexico
to gain free trade along the Pacific coast
d. to allow more slave states into the Union
C.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

I think is D

Step-by-step explanation:

sorry if I am wrong and tell me if I am right