The fertile crescent. Mesopotamia
The fifteenth amendment gave equal rights to everyone as long as they were a US citizen. This was mainly done to combat racial discrimination, but it also affected gender religion and much more.
Nicholas Appert actually invented canning or airtight food preservation as he is in fact, named "The father of canning".
The definition of Imperialism is building empires by expanding territory and gaining colonies. Nations would want to colonize other areas because there was competition between Industrializations. People also believed that the "strong" (nation) should take over the weak (nation). The White Man's Burdan was also a cause of Imperialism because it claims that people duty was to 'civilize' people of other nations. (I did not google this. This is what I learned in school.)