Back in the day japan started it in 1980
It is Media. I mean think about it, everyone is so dependent on the internet now a days that it is taking over our lives. Applications? hardly on paper anymore, and so on...
Mixed nations and borders. You can use the question itself to get the answer, since imperialism left such a strong legacy in africa, the borders were so defined and the natives were forced to abide by them. So there is no reason for there to be any confusion about what is where.
Maine admitted as free state and Missouri a slave state, preserved sectional balance of senate, Louisiana territory split b/w slaveholders and free settlers, south=slavery was legal, north= slavery banned (except Missouri), slavery in federal territories settled, slavery legal south of dividing line, Maine and Missouri= free states, settle slave issue temporarily
They were a strength to the Union. They carried soldiers and supplies to the battlefront much quicker, from a few months' march to a week. Having the supplies quicker to the battleground gave the Union the advantage over the Confederates, since the Union could recover much faster from any loss.