Because of slavery, West Virginia supported it, Virginia did not
Lords could levy taxes on their townspeople
The emancipation proclamation of 1862 freed slaves in the south
One of history's first true super powers, the Persian Empire stretched from the borders of India down through Egypt and up to the northern borders of Greece. But Persia's rule as a dominant empire would finally be brought to an end by a brilliant military and political strategist, Alexander the Great.
This is true.
Some examples of military strongmen (dictators) were Porfirio Diaz of Mexico, General Santa Ana of Mexico and Rafael Carrera of Guatemala
