BEcause theyre cool and honestly im just tryna see the answer.
The Moon and the Sun gravitational forces affect our tides.
It was the Louisiana purchase.
Benjamin Banneker was a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. :)
Since there was only mountain they used boats a bunch plus the olive tree was important to them because the olive tree root are very strong. But thats all i really know. Hope it helps dude.