Sparta technically had more territory on the map, but it was Athens that had the greatest geographic advantage, due mostly to the fact that its city states were positioned along the Mediterranean Sea.
This is quite a trick question indeed. Isaac Stevens had been appointed as Governor of the Washington Territory by President Franklin Pierce. He was also named Superintendent of Indian Affairs and was thus directly in charge of any official dealings with Native American tribes.
He did force several tribes to sign treaties with the federal government to cede their lands to it. Although he acted autocratically and in a very authoritarian manner, he did it in the capacity of the positions described above and as a representative of the territorial government has was its representative therefore the correct answer is “The territorial government” as he did not act this way out of a private initiative.
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In response to the growing use of violence and intimidation against African-Americans, Congress enacted the Enforcement Act of 1870. This legislation prohibited groups of people from going in disguise or engaging in activities that would violate the rights of citizens. Unfortunately, this legislation did not prevent harassment of African-Americans in certain areas.
