The history of the 13 American colonies that would become the first 13 states of the United States dates to 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was a New World, but was really North America, which along with its indigenous population and culture, had been there all along.
Spanish Conquistadors and Portuguese explorers soon used the continent as a base for expanding their nations’ global empires. France and the Dutch Republic joined in by exploring and colonizing northern regions of North America.
England moved to stake its claim in 1497 when explorer John Cabot, sailing under the British flag, landed on the east coast of what is now America.
Twelve years after sending Cabot on a second but fatal voyage to America King Henry VII died, leaving the throne to his son, King Henry VIII. Henry VIII had more interest in marrying and executing wives and warring with France than in global expansion. Following the deaths of Henry VIII and his frail son Edward, Queen Mary I took over and spent most of her days executing Protestants. With the death of “Bloody Mary,” Queen Elizabeth I ushered in the English golden age, fulfilling the promise of the entire Tudor royal dynasty.
Under Elizabeth I, England began to profit from transatlantic trade, and after defeating the Spanish Armada expanded its global influence. In 1584, Elizabeth I commissioned Sir Walter Raleigh to sail towards Newfoundland where he founded the colonies of Virginia and Roanoke, the so-called “Lost Colony.” While these early settlements did little to establish England as a global empire, they set the stage for Elizabeth’s successor, King James I.
Answer: A primary appeal of Buddhism is that it offers and answer to many of the general cares and concerns of people without reliance on a god or gods which require human subservience and that sweep down to impose control. In Buddhism a person's progress form their present state to enlightenment, and the potential for release from the cycle of death and re-birth and suffering, is entirely up to them
Okay, so the three-fifth compromise was about slaves being counted as three fifths of the south's population. The great compromise was that the amount of representatives to the house would be proportional with their population, while the senate would just have two Representative.
<span>The main way that assistance is provided to states is through the grant system. If a state cannot generate enough income on its own and needs federal help, they can receive a Federal Grant.</span>
