As the European conquest of Africa unfolded, Portugal played the role of catalyst rather than leader. Hampered by its small size and weakened by several centuries of European warfare, Portugal was the smallest and poorest of Europe's imperial powers by the end of the 19th century. As a result, it was unable to hold on to everything that it claimed, but by playing off the major powers (England, France and Germany) against each other, Portugal managed to expand the territory that it actually controlled by the end of the "Scramble for Africa."
The map shows the Mexican Cession, this is, the U.S. purchase of territories from Mexico to the West as agreed in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, in 1848, the year after the end of the Mexican-American War of 1846 -1847. An additional territory called La Mesilla (south of Arizona and New Mexico) was purchased in 1853.
One of the effects of the Magna Carta on the English system and government was it was significant and was agreed, signed by the King that, himself, agree to have a limited power and give the people a trial by jury.
<u><em>Costa Rica strongly promotes ecotourism, which is a form of alternative tourism which aims to achieve economic gain through natural resource preservation. This provides developing countries with the opportunity to earn foreign exchange without destroying their environmental resource base.</em></u>
