This region in South America has faced all of the following challenges recently except:

A: Harsh rule by military rulers

B: Difficulty controlling and developing natural resources

C: Recent colonization by European nations

D: Extreme gaps between rich and poor

Which factor determines the organization of political parties at the local level

How did philip ii view the religious rights of protestant citizens in his empire

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?