The European colonization had devastating impact on Native Americans due to environmental changes and the introduction of diseases:
- The introduction of European weapons linked to the popularity of beavers led to overhunting. <u>Overhunting led to the extinction of beavers which affected the ecosystem as a whole. Europeans also brought pigs to the new land that ended up eating the foods deers and other animals depended on leading to scarcity.</u>
- <u>Europeans brought with them diseases (such as smallpox) that the native population were NOT immune to which resulted in a great number of deaths. The high mortality rate of the older population meant the loss of both tradition and knowledge.</u>
Stephen Douglas hoped when pushing the Kansas-Nebraska act that
the everything would be settled democratically, without violence by the settler
that would be impartial but unfortunately this was at the same time the fatal
flaw of the act. People misunderstood the act which led to anger by the
southerners and the subsequent retaliation by the northerners as well as the
creation of two governments in Kansas one that was elected on fraud and other
that was not legal.
Answer:
- The ladder positioned to enter the nursery window of the Lindbergh residence.
- Wood from Hauptmann´s attic floor matching the wood from the ladder.
- Photos of $10 gold certificates identified as Lindbergh ransom money which were used by Hauptmann in a gas station.
- The ransom notes compared to samples of Hauptmann handwriting, showing the same grammatical errors in both samples.
- The phone number and address of Dr. Condon, who delivered the ransom money, were written on Hauptmann´s closet.
Explanation:
Many still believe that the evidence provided was merely circumstantial, meaning Hauptmann could be innocent.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.
The American resources that were the most important to the Spanish were gold and silver, while for the French it was the furs that they traded. England found great profit in the tobacco trade.
