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The moral act of 1862 was significant because it made it possible for new Western States to establish colleges for their citizens.
Islamic religious culture
The teachings of Islam began with the prophet Mohammad (570-632). The Islamic calendar dates the starting point of Islam in 622 on the Julian calendar, the year of Mohammad's <em>hegira </em>from Mecca to Medina with his followers to avoid an assassination plot in Mecca. Within a few years his following had grown and he returned to Mecca as headquarters of the Islamic faith. By the 8th century Islam had spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa and as far as the southern half of the Iberian peninsula.
The Colombian government had blocked the United States' efforts to secure rights to the Panama Canal Zone. This made the United States strike a deal to help Panama gain independence.
