An ensurance is a guarantee of compensation provided by a company with a previous arrangement.
Paying an ensurance is in some cases very expensive, so, if we think of the probability of not needing it, we realize that we can avoid paying it and we can save a lot of money. Of course, even the fact that it may not be needed, it is a risk to avoid it and later on needing it.
It was the Fifteenth Amendment. It gave all men in America the right to
vote. South though opposed this and made
many attempts to prevent Blacks from voting.
It Federal intervention as the National Guard had to escort African
Americans to vote in the polls.
The land was surrounded by water on three sides and a swamp on the fourth. The fort was also located at a river bend which made it easy to see any oncoming attackers.