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In addition to its strategic military importance, the Golan Heights is an important water resource, especially at the higher elevations, which are snow-covered in the winter and help sustain baseflow for rivers and springs during the dry season
In that time period it called the era of good feelings because James did an amazing job during that period. he also made political differences to disappear and federalist party seemed almost nonexistent.
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