It was the Panama Canal.
It allowed us to get from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to completely go around South America or North America
Answer: “ On this day in 1682, the fifth Duke of York (1633-1701), the son of England’s Charles I, awarded William Penn (1644-1718) a deed to the three counties that now make up the state of Delaware. Penn, a Quaker leader and an advocate of religious freedom, oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities.
Penn successfully sought to acquire the tract — which had been transferred from Dutch to British authority — to ensure access to the Atlantic Ocean for the new colony. (In 1610, explorer Samuel Argall had named the Delaware River and Bay for the governor of Virginia, Thomas West, also known as Lord De La Warr.)”
Explanation:
The government was changed because it was established that no monarch would ever be able to rule independently without the consent of the Parliament. This meant that the absolute power of the monarch was heavily reduced and the parliament held the supreme power.
The significance of the long parliament was that they were all gathered around ideas that supported popular liberties and were highly progressive for the time and since they couldn't be removed then it is believed that their acting enabled Britain to become the greatest force in the world.
