D: Djenn'e-Djeno. Songhai collapsed, Mali fell to Songhai, and Ghana fell centuries earlier than Morocco's existance.
In the early days of British colonization, the British gave the colonists a lot of self governing powers and autonomy, and it remained this way for several years. However, when King George III took power he tightened the grip on their colonies a lot more, which created some tensions. One big thing was after the French and Indian War, the British heavily taxed the colonists with things like the Stamp Act because it has cost the British government a lot of money to defend the colonies in the. This angered a lot of colonists because they were getting taxed without consent in that they have no representation in Parliament. Although other British colonies also did not have representation, the colonists felt that they were just as valid as British citizens as those in GB, so they were angry that they had to pay all these taxes without agreeing to them. Hence the phrase "no taxation without representation"
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The two ways the 17th Amendment addressed the concern expressed in the cartoon is by establishing the election of senators by popular vote. In the original articles of the Constitution, senators were elected by state legislators. This was a political cartoon supporting the 17th Amendment. It portrayed the amendment as a path to Democracy once covered by obstacles and/ or boulders. The 17th Amendment - The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people there of, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislators. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided that the legislator may direct. This Amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
I would have to say that Augustus was more important because he started the Roman Empire on a stable footing, and ushered in the Pax Romana.
