They knew the Thames led to the center of London.
Answer:
Battle of San Juan Hill...
Answer:
To decide whether to secede from the United States
Explanation:
The leaders of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession of 1860 convention meet "to decide whether to secede from the United States."
This is evident in the fact that few days after the election of Abraham Lincoln, the South Carolina legislature called a convention that took place in Charleston, and eventually, on December 20, 1860, the convention agreed without opposition to secede from the United States.
You could start off with the news report about how Soviet and U.S almost started another war due to a missile crisis with Cuba or how soviet's government is different from ours. Basically compare and contract Soviet and U.S.
Hopefully this can get you a head start
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