Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American trade because if American relations with Great Britain were poor, affairs with Spain were worse. Spain, which held Florida as well as lands west of the Mississippi River, was anxious to halt American expansion into the territory it claimed. As a result, Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
The New Jersey Plan, basically, was for each state to get an equal vote in Congress, while the Virginia Plan, again, briefly, was for each state to get a vote proportional to the amount of citizens living in their state.
The Great Compromise solved the concerns that the large and small states had, of not getting enough power in Congress. They compromised, and created the House of Representatives, following the Virginia Plan, and created the Senate, which is above the House of Representatives, following the New Jersey Plan.
The main reason why the western frontier was an important area for the patriots to control is because this is where many important resources, such as the Mississippi River were located--making it advantageous both for military and transport reasons.
The constitutional right to bear arms as of recent has been getting the attention of many asking to put restrictions on guns which is against the constitution as no rights shall be infringed Also many people are being silenced for using their constitutional right of free speech even some getting arrested for exercising this right.
