Renaissance, (French: “Rebirth”) period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages and conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in Classical scholarship and values.
Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, or selling western lands. In addition, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts. ... The Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government.
<span>Erie Canal (from Lake Erie) is <span>a canal connecting America to the
western territories which was built
from 1817 to 1825 under the
supervision of DeWitt Clinton often called as “Clinton’s folly”. Some of its
effects to the United States are the following: </span></span>
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</span>It decreases importing and exporting products in
which it could ship millions of goods annually.</span>
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</span>It had connected the United States’ great lake <span>the Atlantic
Ocean.</span></span>
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</span>It made new York City as the busiest port overnight.
</span>
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</span>At its popular time, 50,000 people (or more) depended
on the canal for their livelihood making boat houses for transactions.</span>
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</span><span>It was the first public infrastructure to extend
help to hospitals and institutions.</span></span>
The Puritans also influenced the economic well-being of the colonies by ... One particular value held by the Puritans that can still be seen today is their sense of religious ... as collective, self-government within each community or settlement. ... Their belief in self-government gave them local control over both
