Township and Range
The township and range system began its usage after the passage of the Northwest Ordinance in the Articles of Confederation. The geographical system divides land into townships with 36 1-square mile plots within each township. The townships are measured against a east-west and north-south range lines. This system created square divisions of land compared to the metes and bound system that used landmarks to create boarders.
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Rapidly growing trade brought a lot of wealth and power to West Africa, just as the Ghana Empire was getting its start. The Ghana Empire, in particular, grew rich from the trans-Sahara trade. It certainly helped that the empire had control over the three major gold fields to the south of them.
Fort McHenry is what inspired the star spangled banner
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donald trumps it so obvious
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A colony is ruled by a foreign body, usually a governor appointed by a king or company (most of the British colonies started out as private corporations). A state is a nation which may or may not be part of a larger body of states (a confederacy), but retains its independence.
