Answer:
800 years
In 1492, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castille conquered the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, finally freeing Spain from Muslim rule after nearly 800 years.
<span>It required colonist to house British troops (to save Britain money). The Boston Massacre occurred when angry colonists threw snowballs and oyster shells at the troops- a demonstration of colonial frustration due to the presence of the British army. The soldiers fired into the crowd to protect themselves from the mob.</span>
The preamble of the US Constitution is as follows:
"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The word in the preamble that indicates that the framers wanted the constitution to last forever is the word 'posterity'. Posterity refers to all future generations.
Ask away ! I'm especially good with American history, for instance the Boston massacre, and the Boston tea party. As well as anything that deals with Colonial times !!