Lawyers and slaveholders dominated the secession convention in 1861. The purpose of the convention was to consider what action Texas should take on the secession issue in light of the recent sequence of events. At this convection the document "<span>The Texas Ordinance of Secession" was drafted and signed </span>
The Mughal Empire ruled over a population that was mostly non-Muslim.
When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they b) refused to participated in buying stamps. Many times tax collectors were intimidating by the colonists who were protesting, and effectively were not able to collect the tax. Most states were revolted and sent petitions to Great Britain in protest of this tax imposed on the colonies.
Justice Powell claimed that the 8th amendment only applied to convicted criminals.
Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
Building and formation of alliances between countries.
Sinking of the Lusitania( U.S.)