Different customs led to many disagreements and skirmishes. The Powhatan tribe was very distrustful of the white settlers and for good reason. The European settlers were actually trying to push natives off their rain so that they could claim it for themselves.
President Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford Theatre :)
Formation of Political Parties. Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787. Friction between them increased as attention shifted from the creation of a new federal government to the question of how powerful that federal government would be.
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Latin America's huge and geographically diverse, but the borders of many of its countries tend to be inhospitable for settlement and without a lot of people living on the frontiers, there's less opportunity and less reason for conflict.
