Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. These three Western African states dominated the trade of gold, salt, and merchandise between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. These trades date back as early as 300 c.e and ended with the conquest of Songhai by Morocco in the 16th-century c.e.
King George wasn't as scared as he was furious with the Massachusetts colony. He decided to punish them with new laws passed, they called the new British laws the Intolerable Acts.
It was the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th that caused the establishment of the United States department of homeland security, whose main objective is protect the US from terrorist attacks.
