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They would build a canal—an artificial waterway—across the state.
Prior to the 1600's the transatlantic slave trade was virtually monopolized by the Portuguese.
He attacked on Christmas. Puritans in the New World did not celebrate Christmas, but the Hessians (German mercenaries used by the British) certainly did. So the Americans launched a surprise attack on the Germans who were...ahem...celebrating, to put it mildly
Due to railways being added across the US, goods were able to travel faster and cheaper.