Sugar
Sugar was the main crop produced on plantations in the 1500s Americas. Columbus had opened the way for Spanish explorers who came to the America. Sugar mill construction ignited development of the technological skills needed for an emerging industrial revolution in the early 17th century
Franklin stove, Mail order, and the lighting rod
The supreme court requested that Richard Nixon hands over the tapes that he had. If they had them, they could then see what he's done and how corrupt he was so he decided to resign before being impeached. That's why he's not on the short list of presidents who were almost impeached, the other two being Clinton and Jackson, both of whom were acquitted of charges.
