Under the terms of the Articles of Confederation, each state was authorized toretain its role as a sovereign, independent entity, with every authority notspecifically assigned to the national government. For taxing purposes, each state was to meet a quota determined by the value of granted or surveyed land in<span>order to cover the costs of the war against Britain.
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Leadership was a key factor in the creation of great civilization. Paca the Great was a leader that expanded Mayan power and initiated a building program that produced Mayan's finest architecture and Arts. Moctezuma's leadership played a role in building the last stage of the temple Ehecatl and he conquered some regions in Mexico. However, his leadership ended up being not so good for Aztecs when he helped Spaniards to conquer Mexico because he was convinced that Hernan Cortez was a god. Moctezuma was lapidated by his people.
A massive topic for this could be oil. You could talk about OPEC and the different types of technologies involved
There were several events that prompted this meeting, but the most important was the passage of the "Intolerable Acts" when levied taxes on the Colonists and eventually led to the outbreak of war.
