Britain would not hand land over to the U.S. that was valuable and fur-trade routes.
A republic is a state which is governed by an elected head of state, and has some form of democracy. A direct democracy is a democracy in which members of the public vote on laws. They make the political decisions in the country. ... An example of a republic with a large degree of direct democracy would be Switzerland.
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They destroyed Jerusalem. (and conquered it)
