<span>The Mississippi River is the largest and most important river in North America. This great river, often referred to as the “Mighty Mississippi,” originates as a small brook flowing out of Lake Itasca in Minnesota and, 2,340 miles later, empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is truly one of the nation’s most important assets. Covering forty-one percent of the forty-eight contiguous United States, its watershed stretches across the heart of the nation. This vast river system, which includes several large tributaries, drains 1,260,000 square miles, making it the largest drainage basin in terms of area in North America and the third largest in the world</span>
These countries were at war with each other, people of the U.S were very fearful during this time because of the threat of war and bombs planted in Cuba. World War 11 had ended years before So our country knew war as a way of life and they didn t want to have to endure that fight once again. The cold war was a time when all of these countries, especially the U.S and World War 2 was in a fight to be the biggest world power.
The glorious revolution of 1688 in Britain had given more
power to the House of Commons in parliament and to King William II and
Queen Mary II. The combination of the power from the parliament and the King and
Queen made the platforms of the government more credible and reliable.
They spelled out the rights and privledges of all the citezens
