During the medieval period, a feudal contract<span> was a </span>contract<span> between a lord and his vassals. The </span>contract <span>consisted of an oath of fealty and defined the obligations of the vassal to the lord as well as the obligations of the lord to his vassals.</span>
Theodore Roosevelt was not elected into the presidency for his first term. JFK was elected for his first term.
JFK was the youngest elected president at the age of 43. However, you are correct that Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest to assume the office but he was not elected as president. T. Roosevelt became president at the age of 42 because he was the vice president of William McKinley who was killed by an assassin in 1901. He would go on to win his second term in 1904. <span />
There were five major things that caused the U.S. Overseas Expansion:
1) New Manifest Destiny: the mission to reach from coast to coast
2) Commercial Expansion: the need for new interactions in international markets
3) Naval Power: this was still during the time when naval power was one of the greatest military powers a nation had. Having more of it, ensured your success in conflicts and influence
4) Darwinism/“White Man’s Burden”: Christian/Catholic missionaries’ missions to “uncivilized” nation, such as the ones in Africa
5) Closing of the Frontier: Americans wanted to have the “frontier”, or unmapped regions mapped and explored
All of these resulted in the spread of democracy, American influence and the realization that America was a big player at the table of nations.
C. It increased circulation due to its efficiency and economy
Before the printing press, there were no ways to make multiple copies of papers. Every thing had to be written by hand and it was a long and strenuous process. Printing presses made it easier to produce in large quantities and increased circulation.
