The correct answer is C.) - the Isthmus of Panama. Isthmus is a narrow strip of land and the Isthmus of Panama was the optimal place for a channel between the two oceans.
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The Senate
Explanation:
In the Sherman Compromise of 1787, it was decided that the House would have proportional representation, while the Senate would have two senators regardless of the state size.
This compromise was significant in that it determined the bicameral congressional system that we have today.
<u>Prior to the compromise, two plans were proposed:</u>
The New Jersey Plan favored smaller states by proposing equal representation in Congress.
- Smaller States thought they had equal status as a state
On the other hand, the Vlrginia Plan favored more populous states by proposing proportionate representation.
- Larger States thought that it would give citizens of smaller states unfair political influence
In the wake of King's assassination in 1968 riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved; James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th 1968, when King had come to Memphis in support of a labor strike.
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The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1682, as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their faith. Quakers have been a significant part of the movements for the abolition of slavery, to promote equal rights for women, and peace.
Explanation:
Answer:
The attack on the World Trade Center.
On February 26, 1993, 6 people died, but hundreds of others were injured and sent to the hospital in critical conditions.