The Germans sank a British ship which had American passengers. This was the first step. After this due to the unrestricted submarine warfare more US ships were sunk by German U-boats.
John Douglas established the settlement at Oysterville in 1841.
Oliver Cromwell - leader of the round heads in the civil war :)
They allowed investors to take fewer risk.
One of the impact of the electoral college system in regards
to election process is that this kind of system has the ability of making the
candidates to be encourage and concentrate to things such as the major campaign
and the efforts that they should exert in certain populous states.