Indian policy caused the President little political trouble because his primary supporters were from the southern and western states and generally favored a plan to remove all the Indian tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
to persuade voters that the party cares about them to state the goals of the party and its position on issues to attack the character of the opposing party's candidates to advertise for corporations that support the political party.
I think the poetic device being used is imagery, because it is describing what it looks like.
Tigris River, Nile River and Indus River.
When Alexander took the throne, he vowed to complete the plans of his father. After three grueling years of warfare, Alexander smashed the Persian armies at the Tigris River and conquered the Persian Empire. While fighting the Persians, Alexander conquered Egypt and founded a city at the mouth of the Nile River (Alexandria). He continued his campaign until he reached India and the Indus River. Where his exhausted troops refused to fight further. And without the support of his army, Alexander had to turn back and begin consolidating his empire.
<em>He ruled an expansive empire.</em>
