A protectorate is a dependent territory that has been granted local authority and some independence.
Samoa was disputed during the 1800s between the United States, Germany, and Great Britain to see who should control the islands. It was called the second Samoan civil war and the hostilities ended in 1899 with the sign of the tripartite convention. In which the three countries divided the island. The United States gets the eastern island-group known as American Samoa. Germany gets with the greatest landmass and it became German Samoa. While Britain vacated its claims on the island in exchange for the refusal of Germany in other territories of Oceania and Africa.
The Twelve Tables were an ancient set of laws created by the Romans, and were the first written set of laws enforced by the Roman Empire. They inspired future law makers to be strict and unforgiving.
