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It is estimated that by the early 16th century as much as 10% of Lisbon's population was of African descent. After the European discovery of the American continent, the demand for African labour gradually grew, as other sources of labour - both European and American - were found to be insufficient.
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The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas, marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War. On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia
The Senate "cools" legislation from the house like a saucer cools coffee. The Senate approves all presidential appointments and ratifies treaties while the house initiates revenue bills.
The Senate has vital powers as stipulated in the constitution under the " advice and consent" provisions, Article II, section 2, to; ratify treaties which require a two-thirds majority of the senators present and a simple majority to approve important public appointments i.e., ambassador and cabinet members.
The correct answer here would be C. The usual story goes that Confederation Congress only assigned them to propose the amendments to the Articles but instead they created an entirely new document. This is their reason, among others but none of them are correct as the Convention did not exceed its authority. The Confederation Congress for one was not a government in the true sense of the word. It was more an alliance like NATO. The convention was a also a meeting about just more than the Articles. The convention was beyond the Congress and its opinion was nothing more than that, just an opinion. Furthermore all 13 states ratified the Constitution. So no the Convention did not exceed its authority.
