I believe it is the Albany Plan of Union
Basically supporters of the free silver movement thought that bimetallism would help the economy by causing inflation. This would help farmers and others who had too much debt.
The entire region of Northern Africa and Southwest Asia has a climate that is generally described as dry.
Although, they are hot but the correct response would be dry. The Northern African and Southwest Asian climates are what is known as "Subtropical Deserts". This type of climate is correlated with hot summers and mild winters.
They both had troops sent out to help the people :)
