Empires originated as different types of states, although they commonly began as powerful monarchies. ... Many empires were the result of military conquest, incorporating the vanquished states into a political union, but imperial hegemony can be established in other ways.... he already answered so sorry
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<em>Much has been said of the impropriety of representing slaves. But representation and taxation go together. </em>
D. The Three-Fifths Compromise