Tie Votes. "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided" (U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3). Since 1789, 263 tie-breaking votes have been cast.
I believe a majority of major battles happened in these places because the British had control of them at some point. New York also served as the British base of operations so they probably wanted to break Britain's hold on these cities.
It was John Locke that beloved this I think
He helped unite the midwest indians
Because if people believed the scientist the pope would not have control of the people.