British general William Howe ordered his troops to cross the Charles River and attack the American troops atop Bunker Hill
The original alphabet was developed by a Semitic people living in or near Egypt. * They based it on the idea developed by the Egyptians, but used their own specific symbols. It was quickly adopted by their neighbors and relatives to the east and north, the Canaanites, the Hebrews, and the Phoenicians.
A system in which countries kept their sole right to trade with their colonies
US settlers purchased land in order to start plantations.
US plantation owners dominated Hawaiian politics.
The US began to import many goods from Hawaii.
