In 1792, the Federal Treasury Department determined that gold was worth FIFTEEN TIMES MORE THAN SILVER.
The Coinage Act of 1792 made gold and silver the standards for money printed in United States of America. The Act regulated the gold standard 15 times more than the value of silver.
Charles Sumner was a politician and senator from the state of Massachusetts. Born in 1811 and passed on in 1874, this senator was best known for his great abilities as an orator, a lawyer, and most importantly, for his firm stand against slavery. In fact, he was a very active member of the anti-slavery movement of Massachusetts and a member of the Radical Republicans. Among his biggest goals were: to abolish slavery, destroy the Confederacy and establish good relations with European nations. He had a dispute with President Ulysses Grant on the topic of Santo Domingo and he was stripped of power in the Senate in 1871. He changed parties several times and ended in the Republican Party. In 1856, Senator Sumner was almost beaten to death by fellows congressman, Democrat Preston Brooks, of South Carolina, because of an anti-slavery speech that he gave two days prior in the Senate floor, and that was entitled: "The Crime Against Kansas".
The best answer is: Lords. Lords are noble (of high rank) and rich or else important in some way.
Peasants are the farmers, among the poorest. Merchants are the once who are engaged in trade and Artisans were skilled workers who produced specialized goods.
The British as well as the American armies wanted to hold New York City because of its strategic location and its status of an important port.
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The Americans wanted to keep New York as its was a matter of their status. The British wanted to occupy New York so that they could bank upon its status and increase trade and communication links.
The British occupation of New York threatened the communication links between New England and the other allies which could put America at a disadvantage. Both America and Britain wanted bank and benefit from the status of New York.
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They had peaceful/non peaceful protests and performed sit ins
