North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam. ... The attack of two U.S. destroyers by the North Vietnamese.
Shay’s rebellion was an imperative in showing that the Articles of Confederation, the United States first constitution, had significant flaws and needed to either be changed or replaced. Since the US federal government had no control over the states, they did not have the ability to call on a reliable army to stop the rebellion. The 13 states at the time could not be held accountable for anything. This flaw in the Articles of Confederation showed that a stronger federal government was needed in order to keep order in American society.
The natural vegetation regions of Sub-Saharan Africa are typically in places that are far away from any expansive territories of desert, such as by the coastline.
I think it was the Jones Act but i'll comment on this answer if i'm wrong