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A result of the first Punic War and the Romans was the decisive naval victory against the Carthaginians at the Aegate Islands. This gave Rome full control of Sicily and Corsica. The end of the First Punic War saw the beginning of the Roman expansion beyond the Italian peninsula.
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Enlightenment values are embedded in democratic constitutions: separation of powers, popular sovereignty, check and balances, equal rights and equal obligations for all citizens (all are equal before the law, nobody´s above the law), guaranteed freedoms.
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B. Most nations had one primary religion.
The Reformation had occurred in the 16th century (the 1500s). By 1600, the positions had solidified, and nations typically were of one religious position or another. Italy, France and Spain and certain other states remained staunchly Roman Catholic. Most of the German states had become Lutheran, as had Scandinavian countries. England had established the Church of England, its own brand of Protestantism. Many cantons in Switzerland had become enclaves of Calvinism. There wasn't much of a notion yet of religious diversity within the same community or society. Each principality or territory tended to have one official religion operating in it.
The plan was set forth. The giants — Calhoun, Webster, and Clay — had spoken. Still the Congress debated the contentious issues well into the summer. Each time Clay's Compromise was set forth for a vote, it did not receive a majority. Henry Clay himself had to leave in sickness, before the dispute could be resolved. In his place, Stephen Douglas worked tirelessly to end the fight. On July 9, President Zachary Taylor died of food poisoning. His successor, MILLARD FILLMORE, was much more interested in compromise. The environment for a deal was set. By September, Clay's Compromise became law.
California was admitted to the Union as the 16th free state. In exchange, the south was guaranteed that no federal restrictions on slavery would be placed on Utah or New Mexico. Texas lost its boundary claims in New Mexico, but the Congress compensated Texas with $10 million. Slavery was maintained in the nation's capital, but the slave trade was prohibited. Finally, and most controversially, a FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW was passed, requiring northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners under penalty of law
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John Rockefeller was the oil monopoly
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