<span>In September 1814, an impressive American naval victory on Lake Champlain forced invading British forces back into Canada and led to the conclusion of peace negotiations in Ghent, Belgium. Although the peace agreement was signed on December 24, word did not reach the British forces assailing the Gulf coast in time to halt a major attack.On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States. Pirate Jean Lafitte, however, had warned the Americans of the attack, and the arriving British found militiamen under General Andrew Jackson strongly entrenched at the Rodriquez Canal. In two separate assaults, the 7,500 British soldiers under Sir Edward Pakenham were unable to penetrate the U.S. defenses, and Jackson’s 4,500 troops, many of them expert marksmen from Kentucky and Tennessee, decimated the British lines. In half an hour, the British had retreated, General Pakenham was dead, and nearly 2,000 of his men were killed, wounded, or missing. U.S. forces suffered only eight killed and 13 wounded.Although the battle had no bearing on the outcome of the war, Jackson’s overwhelming victory elevated national pride, which had suffered a number of setbacks during the War of 1812. The Battle of New Orleans was also the last armed engagement between the United States and Britain.
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The correct answer is New York.
Explanation: Under British rule, the city grew, new settlers arrived and settled when the Indians were no longer a threat. So New York grew and developed, houses were built, merchants opened their emporiums, small workshops opened their doors. New York has become one of the most important ports of British trade in North America. The sad page of history was that the city became the gateway to African slaves. Most of these slaves were sent to cotton and sugar cane farms in the south of the colony.
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Ancient Greece had a warm, dry climate, as Greece does today. Most people lived by farming, fishing and trade. Others were soldiers, scholars, scientists and artists. ... Many Greeks were poor and life was hard, because farmland, water and timber for building were scarce.
<span>The Vice President of The United States of America is the only elected officer in the federal government who has duties in two branches of the government. The Vice President serves the legislative branch as President of the Senate. The Vice President's duty in the executive branch is to take over the role of President if the President can no longer serve.</span>
