In General Wheelers own words, "this terrible catastrophe [sinking of the Maine] though not the cause of the outbreak of hostilities, certainly hastened the action of Congress in its declaration of war against Spain." According to Wheeler the Spains actions in Cuba were already leading to war between Spain and the US. The sinking of the Maine was the final straw that decided the congress to vote for war. But war would have come without the sinking of the Maine.
About 5,000 Slaves served in the continental army, and by 1778 many states slaves who served in the American Revolution were granted their freedom.
It would be <span>B.early agricultural innovations attracted researchers to the area and led to new achievements in biology and genetics. The innovations and breakthrough in early innovations in agriculture magnets a lot of researchers to further develop the progress and thus becoming the leader of field of agriculture and develops further than anyone else.</span>