One of the main reasons why New England merchants became leading members of society is because they were able to accumulate large amounts of wealth, due to the fact that trade was quite profitable during this time.
Martin Luther King Jr was born Michael Luther King Jr but his grandfather changed his name to Martin
New Imperialism, period of intensified imperialistic expansion from the latter half of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The renewed push to expand territorial control included not only the earlier colonial powers of western Europe but also newcomers such as Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States.
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