<span>It is very simple why western nations might be interested in investing in Russia. First of all, the population is almost 145 million. This represents many customers who get to buy your products somewhere else than in your country. Second of all, those customers haven't been exposed to as many diversity in products. There isn't competition like in westernized countries where a new company pops up regularly. This means that companies who open there have a free market where there isn't too much competition. This means a lot to companies because competition is ferocious in western nations.</span>
If this question is referring to there american civil war, then the answer would be no. african americans were not only excluded, but they were still discriminated against
I'm not sure if any were begun in 1775. The American Revolution was occurring at the time but it started in 1760's the sugar and stamp acts were in 1764 and 1765, While the Townsend act was in 1770. The declaration wasn't even started until 1817.