The North and the South disagreed heavily on the topic of slavery. The North wanted it destroyed, but the South wanted it to spread. As time passed the tension built. One of the tipping points was when John Brown tried to start a revolution by stealing guns for the slaves from a weapons depot in the South. He was caught before anyone was hurt and sentenced to hang. The North call him a martyr, which enraged the South, since he had been planning to hurt and kill them.
The main reason of why the emperor sent out Zheng He was to increase the Chinese trade and the reputation of his nation.
What important information he brought back was the info on the wind directions, oceans currents, plants and animals he saw, different tribes and kingdoms that would be in for future trade projects.
The outbreak of war in europe
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<span>The factors that contributed to the near-extinction of buffalo are as follows .
The increased demands for buffalo hides in the east.
The open ranges where buffalo grazed were destroyed by settlements.
These factors led to the near-extinction of buffalo's in the 1800's.</span>
