Answer: Hammurabi's Code
Explanation: Hammurabi was the Babylonian king, a member of the Babylonian Dynasty that ruled Mesopotamia. Hammurabi himself ruled from 1792 to 1750 BC, and fought against other kingdoms and dynasties in Mesopotamia created the great Babylonian Empire. He is best known for his law written about 1754 BC, and contains 282 rules, laws, and this is considered one of the oldest written laws in the world. This law precisely defines social classes, rights and obligations.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates in the United States. This meeting took place from September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The delegates dicussed different ways in which the could collectively respond to the acts of the British government, which had included a blockade of Boston Harbor. The delegates agreed to impose an economic boycott on British trade.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois
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Ending the institution of slavery
The middle colonies had a lot of fertile soil which allowed for wheat and corn to become major trading resources. They also had rice, tobacco, and cotton.
