On August 5, 1861, President Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax by signing the Revenue Act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3 percent tax on annual incomes over $800.
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The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. During this time of colonisation, an economic depression was occurring in Europe, and powerful countries such as Germany, France, and Great Britain, were losing money.
Economics and Land Use in Ghana
Ghana currently has one of the strongest economies of West Africa's countries due to its richness of natural resources. These include gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, and limestone
Mesopotamia was the location for an empire founded by "Sargon"--known as "Sargon of Akkad," since this was a highly advantageous place to build an empire due to the fertile soil and trade possibilities.
