The injustices of the mother country finally led the American colonists<span> to </span>declare independence<span> and wage war against it.</span>American colonies were justified<span> for waging war and breaking away from </span>Britain <span>because </span>they were<span> defending themselves against a series of measures Parliament </span>
They were eight factors why Western Rome fell, though it it did not fall right away, the empire has been gradually declining. One of factors of its decline is the constant invasion of Barbarian tribes. Western Rome were condtantly threatened by Germanic Tribes and suffered sting of losses that contibuted to the economic problems. Western Rome was also very dependent on their slave and government official were spending too much. They even resulted to abusive taxation just to stabilized their economy. Aside from that they were also suffering from labor deficit. The rise of the Eastern empore contributed to the downfall of the West. Both halves of the empire failed to work harmoniously and often times fight over resources and military aid. Many Germanic Tribes were afraid to attact the East empire because they were fortified compared to the West. Overexpansion also cause the downfall of Rome. Because of its expansive territory, it is hard for officials to govern the state. Corruption and political instabilty also caused the downfall of Rome. Leaders were not effecient as well as the were not qualified. Another factor of their downfall, the arrival of the Huns and Migration of the Germanic Tribes. When the Huns invaded the territories of the Germanic, these tribes were pushed back towards the northern part of the territory. Roman soldiers were also very cruel to these tribes, resulting these tribes to revolt against the empire. Christianity and loss of tradition values was another factor. Many church leaders had seek powere and meddle in the political affairs of the state, thus complicating it further. Lastly, the weakening of the military force of Rome. They had failed to get good soldier as well as hiring foreign soldiers with zero loyalty to the state.
It was "Spain" that was blamed for the sinking of the USS Maine on February 15, 1898, since this was a major catalyst for the Spanish American War, and it was "Grover Cleveland" who did not <span>support the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, since they believed there was too little information available about the pros and cons. </span>
Greek influence. Roman literature owes a debt to the Greeks, more specifically Athens. This indebtedness to Greece was even recognized by the writers themselves. Horace, one of the poets of the Golden Age of Roman literature wrote that Greece introduced the arts "into a backward Latium."
Monopolies.
The Sherman Antritrust Act of 1890 sought to <span>control business monopolies that conspired to restrain US trade. </span>
