The answer is iron. The Hittites learned to smelt and work with the element before any other civilization.
The answer would be white resistance to desegregation.
The Patriots were those that fought for liberty and independence; Loyalists were those that stayed loyal to Britain. The Sons of Liberty were a group against Britain and British taxes; they were the ones responsible for the British Tea Party, the dumping of British tea into Boston Harbor.
Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in 1984, and in 1980 he defeated Jimmy Carter