Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.
Joan of arc
Joan of Arc (1412-31), a teenage French peasant, successfully led a French force to break the siege.
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In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition. After the repeal of the 18th Amendment, some states continued Prohibition by maintaining statewide temperance laws. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended Prohibition in 1966.
Because they could find out more about the Egyptians with that discovery