The Mughals did not follow any law of succession like the law of primogeniture. Consequently, each time a ruler died, a war of succession between the brothers for the throne started. This weakened the Mughal Empire, especially after Aurangzeb. It is generally believed by the historians that one of the major causes of the decline of the Mughal empire was the policy of conflict followed by Aurangzeb with the Rajput’s.
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention finally agreed the Three Fifths Compromise, that slaves should be counted at three fifths of their real number.
<span>1. Which of the following does not describe the slave trade as it existed in Africa by 1700?
</span><span>D. Slaves were treated humanely on the sea journey to the Americas to make sure the maximum number survived.
</span><span>2. Which of the following does not describe the results of the slave trade in the Americas?
</span><span>C. In North America, life expectancy for slaves was longer than elsewhere in the Americas.
</span><span>3. Mark if the following is an example of work slaves did in the Americas.
</span>D. The invention of the cotton gin made cotton farming profitable and increased the demand for slaves.
The answer is parliament. <span>In modern politics and history, a </span>parliament<span> is a legislative, elected body of government. Generally a modern </span>parliament<span> has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government (i.e., hearings, inquiries).</span>
