<span> the 15th president </span><span>James Buchanan
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The British imposed taxes because of how much money they were spending on French and Indian war and they needed to make up for the deficit by taxing the colonists. The colonists responded with a revolution.
<span>Out of the ancient civilizations the empire which controlled the most land was the Persian Empire. It was under the leadership of Alexander the Great that the Persian Empire was finally conquered. The Empire was connected by a vast series of roads, most famous of which was the Royal Road, and they controlled a fleet of many ships used to conquer surrounding lands.</span>