John Ruthledge was appointed to the serve on the Supreme Court twice, first as associate justice and then, after a period of years off the Court, as Chief Justice, Washington appointed federal judges to 17 United States District Courts.
<span>He definitely wasn't a failure: he captained what became arguably the most famous voyage in the history of seafaring. True, he wasn't the first European to visit America (the Vikings were), but his journey opened up the East and the West and ushered in the modern era. That isn't something a failure could do.
But he certainly wasn't a hero, either. He was a ruthless and cruel man who inflicted unspeakable tortures upon innocent natives after he arrived in America.
He was neither a failure, nor a hero. He was a very succesful man who was also a horrible person.</span>
The answers to the question from the options given elsewhere are:
- Countries paid taxes to each others
- Competitions was intense for economic controls
This resulted from the need to maximize profits while ensuring economic control.The taxes and competition of course hurt other countries as well.
