<span> The Congo was run essentially as a personal fiefdom by the Belgian King Leopold I, who used a great deal of brutality in an effort to essentially extract as much wealth as possible, primarily in the form of rubber, from the colony. Coercive tactics such as mutilation and execution were commonly used in order to ensure compliance. </span>
The main reason that New Mexico faced such difficulty in becoming a state in the 1800s was because Congress was unwilling to accept New Mexico's application for statehood. People were suspicious of the area's inhabitants and their varying background.
The imaginary line found at 0 degrees longitude is called the Prime Meridian.
Individual Rights. Madison was a staunch supporter of the Constitution, as can be seen in the Federalist Papers he wrote with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. Madison would, however, "switch sides" and join the Anti-Federalists in calling for a Bill of Rights. He wanted something to be there to protect the people not in power from those that had the power.
The gold rush brought many changes to California like: commercial boom, population increase, immigration into the union, new machinery, and transportation and agriculture.
