On March 13, 1865, Confederate
President Jefferson Davis signed an act into a law to authorize slaves in the
confederate army. The act authorized Davis to request for a quota of additional
troops, irrespective of their color (i.e. he could request slave owners to give
their slaves over to the Confederate government so that they could be made soldiers),
but with the condition that the slaves recruited should not exceed 25% of the
able bodied male slave population between 18 and 45.
Answer:
The answer is D.
Explanation:
You must understand and consider the consequences of an event before making a historical interpretation. So you understand the impacts that particular event had.
The answer was South Africa.
Rhodes’ ambition was to create a railroad that would connect African colonies
directly to Cairo in Egypt. This was made during the colonial period. Though some parts were constructed, it missed
completion due to rivalry with other European colonial powers.
<span>Foreign investors owned a greater amount US stocks, bonds, and factories than investors in the US owned of assets in foreign markets.
In 1985, the <em>New York Times</em> reported, "U.S. Turns into Debtor Nation," because a Commerce Department report showed the US "owing foreigners more then they owe it." By that they meant that "foreign ownership of American factories, real estate, stocks and bonds exceeded American ownership of foreign assets."
However, there's another way to look at this picture than the "debtor nation" label. The Heritage Foundation (a conservative group) noted in 1985 that having foreign investors pursuing assets in the United States indicated strong confidence by those investors in </span><span>the </span>American<span> economy. You invest in a country's assets because you think those assets will grow in value. So, becoming a "debtor nation" can be viewed as a sign of economic health in the eyes of the rest of the world.</span>
Vasco Nunez de Balboa impacted the world by being a help to establishing the first settlement on the South American continent at Darien, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama. While leading the expedition in search of gold, he discovered the Pacific Ocean.
