The Near East, or rather the Fertile Crescent, were the place were people first started to get involved into agriculture. This was taking place along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These two rivers allowed the people to be able to produce large amounts of food because the soil was very fertile, and every year the fertile layers were renewed with the floods, it was very warm for most of the year, and they were also able to use the waters of the rivers for irrigation. People saw the potential and used it, which also triggered the rise of the first civilizations in the world.
No taxation without representation" is a slogan originating during the 1700s that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American Revolution
During that time America was in a depression so it really boosted up the economy and brought advancement in the places where the gold was found and mined. Keep going on west was another affect. America kept moving west and expanding the land and train tracks.