<span>The quote in your question is attributed to the European explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus was of the belief that when he discovered North America, it was a sign that all the present earthly things were going to come to an end and be replaced with a "new heaven and new earth."</span>
The border states were important to the north during the Civil War because they were slave states that could have joined the Confederacy. *put into own words*
Constantinople is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey that's now known as Istanbul. First settled in the seventh century B.C., Constantinople developed into a thriving port thanks to its prime geographic location between Europe and Asia and its natural harbor.
