Here's the definition, it might help: a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
the counties are Macomb county and Wayne county.
Macomb County and Wayne County are the two local governmnet organization which can operate under a home rule charter type of government, and both have chosen the county executive form government. when a county or city is incoroprated it can change its charter or rules internally without the hands of the state.
For many Americans, the American Revolution chained their views of the enslavement of African Americans in that they started to view slavery as a hypocritical evil since they had just fought for their own "freedom" from Great Britain.
The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg. 22,000 casualties, actually.
