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A political machine is just a group where the boss bribes/convinces the people to vote/support him in exchange for something such as housing or a job.
The colonists were angry because it gave the British a way to search their homes for smuggled goods.
Monsoons are one of the most destructive natural phenomena in Asia, but they also limit Africa's trade with the Asian continent, as navigation is severely affected by strong monsoon winds; this affects trade between the two continents, as merchant ships travel from Africa to across the Indian Ocean (which is the monsoon zone), so understanding when and how the winds form will help keep the cargo ships and merchandise, thus increasing trade between Afrika and Asia.
corporate taxation
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