Answer:
Cotton could be processed much faster, leading to an increase in demand for slave labor.
Explanation:
Answer:
A, because of the cataracts.
Explanation:
The cataracts made the river too dangerous to travel in as the rock filled rapids would destroy the boat, and destroy them.
Answer:
Ziggurat
Explanation:
Its purpose is to get the temple closer to the heavens, and provide access from the ground to it via steps. The Mesopotamians believed that these pyramid temples connected heaven and earth.
Answer:
Electoral College
Explanation:
Who: delegates at the Constitutional Convention
What: A system of voting for president where the populace votes for electors who cast their votes for candidates for president (usually following their party's views or the popular vote). The number of votes per state = number of senators + number of representatives in the House of Representatives.
When: created 1787
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why: Because, in the founders' eyes, the average the average citizen wasn't smart or well versed enough in politics to actually choose their own president.
Significance: This is the system that is still used today to pick the president.