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Life in New Netherland During the 1600s, the Dutch created a booming North American colony by recruiting immigrants and cultivating its capital city as a hub for international trade. By the 1650s, the Dutch colony of New Netherland rivaled neighboring English settlements in the New World.
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Answer: The Spanish culture influenced the United States
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The Spanish (Mexico) influcence American cowboys, dress and cattle ranching, especially in Texas.
The right answer is iron.
Let me explain: During the Civil War, the Confederacy wanted to acquire modern armored ships, therefore, gaining advantage over their adversaries. Somewhere around 1861, the Confederate Congress purchased ships called 'ironclads' from overseas, and a few moths later, they started working on constructing and converting their wooden ships to ironclads, by coating the sides of their ships with iron.
The goal behind this new defense strategy was to make it more difficult for heavy artillery to pierce the ships, thus gaining a new naval advantage over the enemy.
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