According to the National Archives "The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures."
So, this provides for a Federal and a State option for passing amendments.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States—notably Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the small island of Guam. The United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies.
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/superpower
afticans were shipped with people from different region who spoke different languages
Ghana basically sat above a gold mine between the 9th and 11th centuries C.E.
They used the gold for trading other than self-need as well. They traded for livestock, cloth, and tools. The kings of Ghana also got wealthy off of the taxes from traders who traveled through and when they left Ghana.
