General Sherman adopted the policy of total war because he wanted to make the war a very bad experience for the Southerners, so that they will be quite unwilling to go to war in the future.
General Sherman was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union army during the American civil war.
Benjamin Franklin created the Albany Plan of Union but faile because the 13 Colonies each had their own ideas and agendas.
France's King Phillip Vl snatched land from King Edward lll and retalliation had to follow.
With the Renaissance, trade and exploration became prevalent. This caused many European nations to try and conquer lands that were then uncharted, leading to the displacement and enslavement of many indigenous populations.