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New England was settled by a highly educated, agricultural demographic, and its population grew rapidly due to favorable weather conditions that kept disease low. The middle colonies were founded by many different ethnic and religious groups, aided by policies of tolerance.
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The Storming of the Bastille<span> (</span>French<span>: </span>Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]<span>) occurred in </span>Paris<span>, </span>France<span>, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval </span>fortress<span>, </span>armory<span>, and </span>political prison<span> in Paris known as the </span>Bastille<span> represented royal authority in the center of Paris. The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuses of power; its fall was the </span>flashpoint<span> of the </span>French Revolution<span>.</span>
The diplomatic neutrality of the United States was tested during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The warring nations of Britain and France both imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other's economies. These restrictions also disrupted American trade and threatened American neutrality. As time went on, British harassment of American ships increased. Controversial measures included British impressment of American men and seizure of American goods. After the Chesapeake Affair in June 1807, pitting the British warship Leopard against the American frigate Chesapeake, President Thomas Jefferson faced a decision regarding the situation at hand. Ultimately, he chose an economic option to assert American rights: The Embargo Act of 1807.
William Tweed was the leader of Tammany hall who grew rich through corruption but did little to solve any of New York's problems.
