The first cause of the decline of Byzantine Empire was the Arab wars. In the west side of Byzantium conflicts rose and began to cause trouble for the Empire.
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a democracy, sorry if I'm wrong
California Gold Rush summary: As it brought about 300,000 people to California, the California Gold Rush was the largest mass migration in American history. It all began on January 24, 1848, when, at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, James W. Marshall discovered gold on his piece of land. The news about gold spread rapidly.
The battle of Culloden was on April 16 1746. "The Hanoverian victory at Culloden halted the Jacobite intent to overthrow the House of Hanover and restore the House of Stuart to the British throne; Charles Stuart never again tried to challenge Hanoverian power in Great Britain. The conflict was the last pitched battle fought on British soil."