Answer and Explanation: "On a map, the Fertile Crescent looks like a crescent or quarter-moon. It extends from the Nile River on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the south to the southern fringe of Turkey in the north. The Fertile Crescent is bounded on the west by the Mediterranean Sea and on the East by the Persian Gulf." - Fertile Crescent, History
Answer:
This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw, and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing in the way of progress. Eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to acquire Indian territory.
Combatants: Seminole
Explanation:
A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states. The weak central government established by the Articles received only those powers which the former colonies had recognized as belonging to king and parliament.
Articles of Confederation - Establishing the Government
Each state had one vote.
Each state retained all powers not
expressly delegated to Congress.
Delegates to Congress were to be appointed by state legislatures.
States would not be deprived of western lands.
