<span>He supported the idea of "popular sovereignty" and felt that it was the right of the citizens of a territory to permit or prohibit slavery.</span>
The Pacific railroad was constructed between 1863 and 1869.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States—notably Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the small island of Guam. The United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies.
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-bank failures
-low incomes among farmers
-Stock market crash
-drought conditions
There were of course several major characteristics of the Minoan civilization but one of the most significant was that it relied heavily on the use of stone tools.
