One characteristic unique to Olmec culture is that they produced stone heads of colossal size. These were carved in Basalt and all of them display unique facial feature so that they can be considered portraits of actual rulers. The heads can be nearly 3 meters high and 8 tons in weight, and the stone from which they were carved was in some cases transported 80 km or more using huge balsa river rafts.
They also liked to mix animals to create wonderful creatures such as were-jaguars, a cross between a human and a jaguar, which may have been their supreme deity. It is known they also liked to drink chocolate.
Lutherans from Germany, Calvinists from France, Baptists from England, and a whole host of other Christian sects all eventually became known as Protestants. The word ''protestant'' sprung up out of the political conflict in the Holy Roman Empire in the sixteenth century.
Lowering tariffs to increase the foreign competition on low prices. creating the federal reserve for economic stability and accessible credit for the middle class
It led to the American Colonies being taxed heavily by the King.
-taxes
-standing armies
- quartering of soldiers without permission
