European nations staked claims on paper while tribes claimed the ground itself, but the border remained a work in progress, an imaginary line, until troops clashed and treaties settled the question.
In 1849, after the Mexican-American War, the United States sent teams of surveyors, soldiers and laborers to mark this new line in the desert, which sounded simple but proved difficult. The teams struggled as the Southwest seethed with conflict.
A line had been drawn, but the border was far from settled.
After the president sends it back to the original house of congress they can override with a two-thirds vote
Well the 3/5 comprise had allowed for the Southern states to count only "3/5" of their slave population in addition to their total population in order to have enough representatives like the populations of the Northern states
Geographical features play an important role in the development of any kind of business. We see business and trade centers develop since ancient times because of their geographical locations. Similarly geographical features of the West contributed to the mining and cattle bloom in mid 1800s.
The large Great Plains in the west easily provide grass to the cattle which led to cattle bloom. While as rich and resourceful hills and mountains play an important role in mining bloom in the west. These hills and mountains were rich in precious metals like gold and silver and upon their discovery, West began to be flooded by people and led more discoveries of the metals. The rail connectivity of the west with east made it easy to transport meat and metals which also contributed to the mining and cattle bloom.
The appropriate answer is b. Mongol tribes invading Muslim lands. The Mongol tribes had been empowered Genghis Khan and as such had become a formidable hoard of conquerors that had seized much of the Eurasian landmass and the ruling Islamic caliphate in the west. The hardships during this period marked the end of the Golden age of Islam.
