The Peloponnesian <span>War is the answer</span>
The correct answer is - taxes.
After the civilizations started to establish themselves and prospered, they needed to secure their citizens, and that was only possible if they had a strong military that will keep any intruders out of their territory.
The military is not cheap, and it needs a lot of funds, as it constantly needs food, clothing, armor, weapons, training, and all of that had to be sponsored by the governments/rulers. In order to be able to have strong and happy military forces, the governments started to tax the people, and initially that was only to sustain the military, but over time developed much more and is used for lots of other things nowadays.
Some of these dedicated and social-minded journalists are able to influence society and inspire reform because they are outspoken, investigative, proactive, objective, resolute, fearless, truthful, they know what interests and what concerns people, and, most importantly, they know the human soul and know how to touch it.
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There were also small farmers, who had small farms often not even owning the land they worked. Tobacco, rice and indigo were the main crops grown in the southern colonies . All of these were cash crops, sold for money. As a result, the plantations in the south relied on slaves to do much of the work on their farms.
