........was connected to the great lakes by the opening of the Erie Canal.
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Mostly what took place in the south was slavery and segregation.
Explanation: Slave owners would have their slaves in the hot sun all day and would beat them if they didn't do what was asked of them. Now segregation is where African Americans and White people couldn't be together they had to be separate. hope this helped :)
Its the Gold Rush which occured in 1848.
The reason why the area of the City of New Orleans which is in the Delta of Great River were not flooded is because these areas are geographically covered by natural leeves of the river, these leeves are higher in elevation compared as compared to the adjacent areas, thus the flood water wouldn't have reached these high points.<span />
In general, World War II played a role in the eventual decolonization of Southeast Asia because the Japanese lost the war and were forced to give up many of their holdings.