Constantinople is the ancient city and the capital of Byzantine Empire. After the fall of Byzantine Empire, the trade center moved from Constantinople to Venice. It was positioned on the ingress of the black sea and it also used the major silk route in order to trade its products.
It was the richest city in Byzantine Empire. The fertility of soil which was rich in mineral sources was the main reason for the city to become rich.
It was agriculture based economy but had inherited military strategies from Rome. Constantinople traded Grains and silk which earned the Byzantine Empire great revenue.
This is really a question on Alliances and Territory.
<u>Historical Background:</u>
The British was able to create fairly complex alliances with many of the Indian tribes surrounding the newly created U.S. With the alliance, they were allowed to trade with the Indians and set up forts, in return of supplying the Indians with equipment such as muskets.
<u>Conflict</u>:
Conflict aroused even before the expansion west and the American-Indian Wars. Indian alliances were extensive within the European countries, and they were used by both French and British during the French and Indian War. During the expansion west-ward, many Indian tribes turned towards the British for support in defending their lands. Britain essentially supplied many of the Indian tribes, resulting in large conflicts. Because of these supplies, Britain-US relations started to worsen. This soon led to another full-scale war with Britain, and numerous military-operations against the Western tribes.
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Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland are some of the earliest examples of landmark cases in the history of the Supreme Court. Their decisions, which have had lasting impacts on the interpretation of the Constitution, are vital to todays understanding of the federal government.
Marbury v. Madison established the policy of judicial review. Judicial review holds that the court has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional should it be inconsistent with the Constitution. This put a sizable check on the power of Congress to pass laws and established the power of the court in the new government.
McCulloch v. Maryland established that when it comes to clashes between state laws and federal laws, federal laws will always trump state laws except for a few rare exceptions. This reaffirmed the power of the new national government and the broad sweeping power it had over the states.