The answer to the question is yes
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1. Augustus preserved the republican traditions
2. Gradual lowering
The Treaty of Paris granted Guam, the Philipines, and Puerto Rico to the United States, with the US assuming the balance sheet of these territories.
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to the declaration of war on Spain which stated that the US would return Cuba to the Cubans following the conclusion of the war, but the US wanted indirect control over Cuba, and did not want its debt. It managed to negotiate that Spain would take on the 400 million dollars, and that the US would build a base on Cuba.
The growing of corn enabled the native Americans to have a much more reliable food source that was produced in large quantities and they also had reserves for bad times. This allowed the populations to grow significantly, and also larger cities to be built and developed. It also contributed that the people in this part of the world to have more time to focus on other things, like sciences, astronomy, architecture, instead of just living day by day and be in a constant search of food.
Canadian independence was achieved in a peaceful manner.
