The Continental Navy was created by George Washington in 1775 to protect the American colonies from attacks by the British. At the end of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Navy was disbanded. However, American merchant ships were under continuous attacks by North African pirates so the Department of the Navy was created by Congress in April 1798. Also, after the American Revolution, the British refused to leave American territory along the Great Lakes and continued to attack American merchant ships. This led to the War of 1812.
C. The triangular trade route
<span>The
assassinations of martin luther king, jr. and Robert Kennedy in 1968
led to more riots.
Richard Nixon and George Wallace capitalized on conservative backlash against the riots and positioned him as a defended of law and order as well as other desegregation measures such as as school busing in the southern territories.</span>
Creating a stronger axis.
