President Nixon was left in a great deal of debt following the Watergate scandal and the loss of his presidency. Despite having secured publishing and consulting positions, Nixon was still in terrible financial straits. He sold his apartment - rather dramatically - in order to support himself and his family.
The Bill of Rights: George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison.
<span>A plantation economy existed in the southern region of the United States before the Civil War. This economy produced considerable profits; however, the success of this economy relied on slave labor. The slaves were treated in a inhumane manner, most being denied basic freedoms. The slaves got no compensation for working endlessly in the cotton fields. This allowed landowners to maximize profits.</span>
After the declaration of independence, the United States did not stop growing. Immigration was incessant at the same time that the discovery of gold, the territorial annexation and the relatively easy access to the land made possible an advance towards the west. The population expanded throughout the territory: the waterways also contributed to this.
At the beginning of the 19th century, what in the history of the United States is known as the "march towards the west, the colonization of the agricultural Midwest by the so-called farmers who were family production units but who were absolutely involved in a capitalist economy, that is, that they were specialized producers that produced for the market.
