After the American Civil war (1861 -1865) and the victory of the Union, a process of Reconstruction (1865-1877) took place. This process aimed to transform the 11 ex-confederated states in a "republican form of government" via laws and constitutional amendments.
The Southerners felt Northerners were getting rich at their expense because since the end of the war many moved to the south as social reformers. Several of them were businessmen who acquired or rented plantations and became wealthy landowners, choosing freedmen to do the labor. Following the Civil War, Northerners often obtained plantations at fire-sale rates. Because of this, they were commonly considered to be taking advantage of those living in the South.
<span>It was the Crusades.
The Crusades was a campaign to regain the Holy Land from the Muslim
invaders after they took it over. Some
came to fight for that goal while others joined to see new lands while some
were after the riches that be taken from that area. Many were promised forgiveness of their sins
if they joined the Crusades. Still, some
of the effects of the Crusade were that the Mediterranean was open to trade as
soldiers and markets were established.
Other effects were that it led to the growth of towns and cities as the
nobility sold their lands to join the Crusades and the people gained their
freedom. Finally with the growth of towns, feudalism was weakened.</span>
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Africa is believed to be the first continent which humans appeared...that is true!
Venice had many waterways and canals. Florence made cloth out of English wool.