Large railroads offered discounts called rebates to their biggest customers. Smaller railroads that could not match these prices were often forced out of business. Giving discounts to big customers meant higher rates for other customers who shipped small loads.
Poor Richards Alamanack was a book written by Benjamin Franklin, which included recipes, trivia, advice, aphorisms, and proverbs about industry and frugality.
Government Response to the Great Depression. ... Widespread unemployment during the 1930s exacerbated an already difficult situation by forcing the government to spend millions of dollars on various relief programs. Most, however, were ineffective.
The Regulators were backcountry settlers who banded together in 1767 in response to a wave of crime that swept their region in the aftermath of a disruptive war with the Cherokee Indians (1759–1761). Bandit gangs, including women as well as escaped slaves, roamed the country with little fear of capture.
<h2>The following are the geographic features that impact the growth of Cape Town:
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The city of Cape Town consists of four different hills in the middle of the city, namely Table Mountain, Devils Peak, Lions Head, and Signal Hill. These hills have occupied a large area of the city that cannot be used for infrastructural development.
On one side of the city, there lies the Atlantic Ocean which has been instrumental in the development of the city as it allowed Cape Town to establish itself as a hub of international trade.
On the other side of the city, there lies the Indian Ocean which serves as the only waterbody between Asia and Africa. This makes Cape Town the most accessible point between the two continents.
