He supported the idea and his administration pushed forward with plans to build the Panama Canal.
It is used for many daily things
The issue of counting slaves in the population which determined representation in Congress was a major issue at the heart of the 3/5 Compromise which was one of the major compromises between the northern and southern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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rhode island was founded as liberal colony, having religious and political freedom, and while massachusetts was founded with that freedom intended, it ended up being founded under a royal charter anyways.