As the Persians sought to destroy Athens and was planning to land their ships at marathon and march to Athens. Getting word of the oncoming fleet, the Athenians called upon <span>Phidippides to run the 140 miles to Sparta to ask for aid.
Sparta refused to fight as they religiously couldn't when the moon was full. Although they did later come to protect Athens.
</span><span>Phidippides then had to run all the way back (36 hours, mind you, to deliver the news)
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Even without the Spartans, Athens won the battle despite being outnumbered 1:4
the surviving Persians set sail for Athens and by the time that the tired Athenian soldiers arrived back home. The Spartans had come to their aid and defended the city.
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It was basically the first instance of cooperation in the face of a military conquest against another city-state - in this case, where Athens received aid.
My favourite videos explaining this. (although history channel does tend to exaggerate, it's 1 to 4 in a ratio of Athenians to Persians)
<span>http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece/videos/the-battle-of-marathon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgijJ-zdHow
(if you want a giggle. "NOW WITH STATE OF THE ART VIDEO TECHNOLOGY")
One major reason why citizens have a responsibility to participate in matters of the government would be because "<span>D. It is crucial to the success of the democratic process," since without this participation the country would move in favor of a minority. </span>
Because New Orleans was a very important trading port. Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the future of the United States ? ... The New Orleans was very important for importing and exporting goods;Mississippi River was a major transportation for settlers and good to ship items east.
1) demonstrations to collect public support
2) people who permanently move to another country
3) collect money for presidential candidates
4) immigrants now have rights and responsibilities of citizens
5) military recruitment
Summary
This section is about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Immigrants from foreign countries can become citizens of the U.S. and are called naturalized citizens after a long process. However, if they don’t follow the laws, they can be deported. One responsibility of a citizen is to participate in the draft. During the draft, boys over 18 are chosen to protect and serve our country. Voting is important when choosing a presidential candidate. Money is given to candidates through political action committees. Another way is through interest groups. They do a lot to show support for the government.
This is called judicial review.
