United States and Great Britain
The Mississippi River is the only big waterway on the
Confederate side. Control of this river by the Union meant fast travel of
troops and supplies and ease of bombardment of many important cities by the river.
Vicksburg was a fortress city that controlled the last Confederate controlled
section of the river. Grant’s campaign and success against Vicksburg cut off
Arkansas and Texas from Richmond, gave the Union a waterway for commerce, and
replenishment of troops and supplies.
I think the major theme of Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address was protecting civil liberties.
That is the reason why he was such a successful politician - because he knew what the people wanted and needed, and fighting for equal, natural, and civil rights has always been an issue, especially in America, with slavery and such.
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There was limited contact between North American people and the outside world before 1492. Several theoretical contacts have been proposed, but the earliest physical evidence comes from the Norse or Vikings. Erik the Red founded a colony on Greenland in 985 CE.
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