To stop supplies going to Britain and France. I think. Hope i helped
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Taking root around 12,000 years ago, agriculture triggered such a change in society and the way in which people lived that its development has been dubbed the "Neolithic Revolution." Traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyles, followed by humans since their evolution, were swept aside in favor of permanent settlements
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Ralph Ellison is the Oaklahoman who published the essays. I hope this helps!
The neutrality proclamation stated that state/states wanted to stay neutral. This means they didn't want to take sides. Hope this helped