They dumped tea into the Boston harbor. Know as the Boston Tea Party.
Mexico has been involved in numerous different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.
Has been increasing over the last 20 years. Soon we won't be able to maintain the "replacement rate" and the socialist ponzi schemes will fail faster.
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Democracy is a system of government where most or all people have rights to equal legislative participation. In a direct democracy, the citizens as a whole form a governing body and deliberate and vote directly on each issue
At this time colonies were viewed as a major factor in determining a nations power internationally and also an engine for economic growth in a mercantilist system. Therefore, arguments in favor of U.S. Imperialism would have been fueled by the power struggle with European nations to exert global influence and dominance. Another major factor that individuals would have argued for was that colonies would have provided new markets and sources for raw materials for the growing US economy. In the end the U.S. did not become a major imperial power which most likely served the nation's power and reputation in the long run.
