The southern economy depended very much on slavery, using slaves to pick cotton and other things for the farmers. Normally the more slaves you had, the richer you were. Slaves were very important to the southern economy because southerners depended solely on slaves' labor. The families were affected when they could no longer keep slaves so the South was very mad because this was their main source of production. Once rich families no longer had laborers, causing loss of money and crops. The whole southern economy was affected by the loss of slaves but when slaves were allowed the southern economy was booming.
Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries.
Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.
Most of the significant expansion occurred during the reign of the Rashidun from 632 to 661 CE, which was the reign of the first four successors of Muhammad.
The caliphate—a new Islamic political structure—evolved and became more sophisticated during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.
The main reason for british colonization of Singapore was to obtain use of its harbor and ports. Singapore was in a very strategic position for certain trade and shipping routes.
Allowing free elections in eastern europe.
