<span>The U.S. purchased the Florida Territory from Spain and seven states were admitted into the union</span>
To my theory it would be to defend the attackers and gave Shi's men an advantage for the archers. I'm not sure if I'm correct but it's my theory.
They looked at previous civilizations to see what worked and didn't work which was where they drew inspiration
"Because of the Constitutional principle of FEDERALISM, the central government must share power with local and state governments."
Jews were targeted for extermination by the Nazis
