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the British offered them freedom. they were not able to offer an environment free of judgement and ridicule but they would pay them and that was better than being enslaved.
It was showed as a surplus because it was a surplus when it came to the budget. The problem behind it that for the first time in a while, the United States budget worked with a surplus after the year ended even though it was not the idea of a surplus that the people believed.
The surplus disappeared because it never really existed. It was a surplus but it didn't mean that the country was not in debt. The country had a huge amount of debt to other countries or to companies or to any other institution such as a bank. The surplus was eaten up by the debt accumulated over the years. There was a surplus, but the debt was not reduced.
I would say trading cities became more important
Probably the same. or humanity will be gone or just a few poeple on earth. who know lol