All colonists are equal and desperate like the south and north.
Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution provides that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives but that the Senate may propose, or concur with, amendments. By tradition, general appropriation bills also originate in the House of Representatives.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was considered a significant turning point during the Civil war because it represented the final effort of General Robert E. Lee to invade the north.