Because of the vast majority of goods easily available on this trade route.
the dutch weren't interested in land at first
True
-United States used to be a North American colony of England
-Mexico used to be a North American colony of Spain
The use of fear of killing and straight fear
The Constitutional Convention dealt with the slave population by developing the 3/5ths Compromise. The 3/5ths Compromise stated that for every 5 slaves, 3 of them will count towards a states population regarding representation in the House of Representatives and for taxation purposes. This allowed for slave states to have signficiant political power in the House but also results in the state government having to pay more direct taxes to the federal government.
