I will mark brainliest and it’s worth 20 points so pls give a correct answer. I suck at social studies. Why did the U. S. want to purchase California from Mexico?

The answer should be A

Explanation:

what the first or next guy says

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.