The Economic Cycle.
An economy when graphed will essentially look like a wave. It may not be perfect, as there will be different size expansions and contractions/recessions.
Expansions is when the market is doing well or correcting from a recession. The Peak is the highest point that specific economic period can achieve. From there, the market will enter a Recession or Contraction where it goes down. It’s Trough is the lowest point that the contraction will reach.
It was assumed that the future sale of western lands would enrich the landed states and possibly allow them to operate without any form of taxation. The landless states feared that they would lose residents and dwindle into insignificance.
I think the control of Boston early in the Revolutionary War was important because if it never occurred, we would not have states and would all be independent
I might be wrong..
It was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites.
One of the driving factors for annexation of Hawaii was the influence of large sugar planters who wanted to utilize the island's resources to produce the extremely valuable commodity. These planters literally usurped the power of the monarchy to achieve their aims.