They maintained their own identities instead of "melting together" like described in the melting pot.
(1) prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power
Branches of government ensures that no one person takes total control of the government. Each branch also has specific responsibilities giving each authority in the government.
Montesquieu was an Enlightenment thinker who believed a government would fall to tyranny when the government or ruler had no one to answer to. By creating a system of branched government, the ruler(s) have a check on their power and have to answer to another body of the government. This system was used in the US under the Constitution by creating three branches of power: executive, legislative, and judicial.
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Hernan Cortes was interested in the riches that were found in the Aztec Empire.
Cortes wanted to conquer the Aztecs for their resources to build their economy.
Not really. There were Jim Crow Laws still in place and rights were not given to African Americans during this time period.
