The militia group that defeated Burgoyne troops at Bennington, Vermont was the "Green Mountain Boys"--although it should be noted that not all the people fighting in this group identified themselves as such.
David Wilmot was a Pennsylvania-born congressman who opposed slavery. His "proviso"—a clause tacked on to a number of legislation being debated in Congress—prohibited slavery in all of the new territory won from Mexico following the Mexican War. Although the proviso was well-liked in the North, it was vehemently opposed by the South and never became a part of the legislation. It declared that slavery would be outlawed in any new area that the United States might take over from Mexico. The argument over whether slavery still exists in the West was rekindled.
The Mayan empire were extremely religious so this meant that they needed peaceful places to worship their gods. Temples represented sacred places that the Mayan people could go to worship their gods.
The correct answer is crushed by taxes and debt, desperate peasants revolted
In the early years of the second century AD, the Han Dynasty declined. Peasant rebellions and rivalries in the Chinese court contributed to the fall. Even the public procurement system did not function properly and honestly: Chinese officials began to be chosen for public office because of their personal influence rather than their knowledge and intellect.
In the year 220 AD, the Han empire was fragmented into three kingdoms. Constant guerrillas have caused serious problems for China. This period of Chinese history is called the Age of Disunity, which lasted until 589 AD.
