Further, Washington initially refused to attend because he suspected that he would be made the Convention's leader, and probably be proposed as the nation's first chief executive.
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The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. ... The Pilgrims had a long and difficult journey across the Atlantic Ocean. A storm blew them off course so instead of landing in Virginia, they landed further north in Cape Cod. The Pilgrims decided to settle in this area and called it Plymouth.
Explanation:
The weather was much colder than what the Pilgrims had prepared for and the first winter was devastating. The Pilgrims struggled to build homes, and many families crowded into the few homes that were built. Food was scarce, and many Pilgrims starved to death that first winter.
Some people died. Some people were seasick. Other people became sick because there was not good food to eat. Because the journey took longer than they thought it would, the passengers and the sailors ran out of good food.
The Berlin conference in 1878 was an agreement to divide up African colonies between European powers, such as Germany, Portugal, France< England and Belgium. This was also dubbed "The Scramble for Africa" and led to the exploitation of Africans, notably in Belgian Congo and Rwanda
Began peacefully but increased conflict as more settlers came and wanted more land for farming
