Rome gained great amounts of wealth as a result of military conquests throughout the mediterranean. while wealth was welcome in
roman society, the sudden rush of new wealth created problems for the republic. what problems might arise from a sudden influx of wealth as a result of military action?
<span>A sudden influx of wealth from military action would throw off the balance of wealth in that, while other non-military people may have previously been wealthy, they would now no longer be wealthier than the soldiers who served them. With too much wealth, the value of money would also go down, causing the economy to actually decline. Also, with such an influx of wealth to the already wealthy, a larger rift would be created between the wealthy and the poor. That this wealth was accrued through military action would encourage more military action and more violence.</span>
Dred and Harriet Scott had no political motivation to pursue freedom. No one questioned their legitimate right to their freedom based on extended residence in free areas. That uncertainty had been resolved with the Missouri Supreme Court's 1824 decision in Winny v. ... Louis Circuit Court; only one resulted in freedom
