Slavery was a key issue in the admission of states into the union. states had to be admitted in pairs, free states and slave states, in order to maintain balance in the union. It was agreed that offsetting the balance would escalate the tension regarding slaverly and tear apart the union.
Thomas Hobbes
In this state, every person has a natural right to do anything one thinks necessary for preserving one's own life, and life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" (Leviathan, Chapters XIII–XIV).
The event increased negative feelings toward the French.
A) XYZ Affiar
Answer:
It is estimated that about 10 million Congolese were died or affected due to hunger, disease and starvation. The territory of Congo was rich in ivory and other minerals, including diamonds. ... This colonial period had a great impact on the social, political, cultural and economic conditions of Congolese.
