I would say that Gerald Ford’s connection to the Watergate scandal could be the fact that Ford pardoned Nixon after Nixon resigned and then went before Congress to justify his decision.
In addition, Ford was Nixon’s vice president. After Nixon resigned due to the Watergate Scandal, he became president.
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Sir Francis Drake is an English sea captain and privateer. He lived during the Elizabethan era ( Nov 17, 1558 – Mar 24, 1603 ) and died in January 27, 1596 due to a disease called, " dysentery ."
No, it is false that independence from railroads and banks is one way that farming in the United States changed in the late 1800s, since in fact farming became more attached to these industries during this time.
Answer:
British Mercantilism made that the wealth of the British increased while colonies wealth decreased. This discontent lead to the American Revolution and ultimately to write their own constitution in which they set the rules for running their own wealth.
Explanation:
Mercantilism, is an economic policy that sought the increase of wealth by exports. British mercantilism was possible as the British empire had several colonies that produced great quantities of highly desirable goods such as India. They also have the strongest Navy in the world and this led to scientifically increase the wealth of the nation.
However, colonies like United States were not happy with this because the wealth that the British extracted from them was not distributed back to the colonies, and more important the colonist of United States had no representation in the British government, while high taxation was demanded for the U.S. colonist.
This general context in which the mercantilism, the taxation without representation and the unfair distribution of wealth led to United States colonist to sought their independence and create their own constitution.
