The first cause of the decline of Byzantine Empire was the Arab wars. In the west side of Byzantium conflicts rose and began to cause trouble for the Empire.
<span>Thomas Jefferson thought that education was the best way to form American models and examples to follow among other citizens of the rest of the world. It founded a different educational institution free of ecclesiastical doctrines where the students had specialties in different areas of studies, to improve the learning. Jefferson believed that through education a just and organized society could be maintained and that all citizens had the right to education. He promoted education through his thinking "Only a popular education can defend democracy" and "An ignorant people can not preserve their freedom".</span>
Articles of Confederation
Yes Franklin's cartoon of join or die was very effective. It had a snake that had been cut into eighths and each segment represented colonies of America. Benjamin Franklin editorial game under America's “United colonies” showing an urge to join against the British during the Revolutionary war.
8 Cuts of the snake show the separated colonies and it was a clear depiction for those colonies to join in order to make a difference in power.
It came across as a great persuasion and influence them to get organized to fight against outside enemies. The political cartoon meant a great deal in combining people against enemies.
