The country that controlled the land at the time of Brazil’s independence in 1822 was Portugal.
The shang dynasty made many contributions to chinese civilization but four in particular define the dynasty: the invention of writing, the development of a stratified government, the advancement of bronze technology, and the use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.
Answer: fire-eaters
Explanation: The fire-eaters had been hard-line defenders of slavery, who, in June 1850, convened a Southern rights conference in Nashville, Tennessee, "to plot and undertake a few-mode of resistance to Northern aggression."