They fled to avoid arrest when gage decided to destroy the patriots town
Democracy is the rule of "demos" - people. However, it is not the case that all people want the same and that people can agree on what is important. Because of this, it is important that a compromise is reached in which everyone profits a bit : otherwise emocracy could "stall" due to conflicts (which is actually often the case in governments where the ruling party has only slight majority).
The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land
The Kalahari desert is located near the southernmost tip of Africa.
