To transport troops, destroy others naval superiority, and to trade
The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida.
<span>The system of democratic government that began to develop in the first decade of the 5th century B.C. in the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was a direct, rather than representative, democracy, and every adult male citizen could participate. An assembly of citizens and a council, or boule, met on an almost weekly basis and was responsible for deciding upon the civic and foreign policy affairs of the city-state. Not only were Athens' citizens encouraged to participate in the assembly meetings, those who did not participate were often ridiculed for their lack of involvement.</span>
Emperor Wu-ti launched attacks against groups that pose threats against the empire. He deemed this the right decision to solve the problem right away. He was determined to win and sent troops after troops into the battlefield. Because of this, he was able to expand China's control. On another hand, he also exhausted their resources due to allocating most of the empire's income to the military forces. He needed to look for another way to expand their income. He did this by passing a decree that the state can monopolize the salt, wine, and iron.
