City-states came first , hope thats helps :)
There were many ways varying from plain sabotage where they claimed that the Portuguese merchants were thieves, up to more controversial means such as ordering their assassinations and telling the king that he should have them killed because they didn't give him presents and plan to enrich their wealth at his expense.
Founded in the Northern states in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, modernizers, ex <span>Whigs and </span>ex Free Soilers<span>, the Republican Party quickly became the principal opposition to the dominant Democratic Party and the briefly popular Know Nothing Party. Hope this helps you! =D</span>
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