Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is commonly praised as the greatest president in American history. He was the “Great Emancipator” who freed the slaves by leading the Union in a bloody war that cost 620,000 lives, not to mention hundreds of thousands more men who were maimed and wounded
North America was the closest comparison. The mongol empire covered 9.15 million square miles of land while North America covers 9.54 million square miles of land.
It limited the power of the monarchy and protected citizens' freedom
Cloth and spices brought back by the crusaders led to greater interest in trade.
