Each of the colonies along the Atlantic coast had been established by different people for different purposes. Sometimes colonies formed to escape political oppression or social tensions back home in Europe. The new England colony serve as a refugee for people who faced religious persecution. Many were also created to profit European company across the ocean as many colonies to the south were. In the new Amsterdam the family of dutch set up the new colony of new Netherland along the Hudson river because they develop the fur trade and built settlements where fur bearing animals were abundant. In the early year of colony settlers traded with Indians and built the settlement of new Amsterdam into a thriving port. Located near good farmland and with safe harbor for ships, new Amsterdam became quickly the center for commerce and trading valuable beaver skins.
The 1896 Supreme Court case which resulted in the "separate but equal" doctrine was Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy v Ferguson allowed state-sponsored segregation in public facilities, such as bathrooms, public school and transportation. Even when this legislation was scrapped, there were groups in the South still fighting for it to be upheld.
Answer: Marco Polo
Explanation: Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant at the height of the Mongolian Empire, believed to have traveled through Asia. He set out with his father and uncle at age 17 and traveled overland along what later became known as the Silk Road.
