<span>Sir Modred or Mordred is usually said to be Arthur's son by his half-sister Margause. He rebelled while Arthur was away fighting Lancelot in France and met him with an army when he returned. Arthur drove his lance through Modred, and Modred struck Arthur with his sword in the head. A hand comes out of the water to catch Arthur's sword. Then several ladies in a boat come to get Arthur. Some versions of the story say he went to Avalon and is still there but will return when Britain needs him most. A French chanson says Arthur and Huon of Bordeaux struggled for the rule of Avalon.</span>
The Republican Party.
It was originally more progressive and anti-slavery (for example, Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President). Over time, the Democratic Party became the more progressive party as 1) blacks shifted away from the Republican Party following the failure of Reconstruction in the South and 2) the Republican party aligned itself more with big business in later years.
Answer: to acquire the port of New Orleans to provide an outlet for Western crops
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