Impressment, or “press gang” as it was more commonly known, was recruitment by force. It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. (source: www.pbs.com)
It was such an issue because they were taking our soldiers and forcing them to work for the enemy side.
Genoa and Venice became rich with sea trade. Milan showed its wealth and power. Florence was a banking and trading center.
The choice to enable the general population of Kansas to vote whether their new state would be slave or free.
This meagerly populated domain pulled in all way of cross-fringe looters from the two sides of the verbal confrontation, resolved to threaten voters and get the outcomes pronounced invalid.
There was horrible slaughter, and demonstrate couldn't help suspecting that the bondage level headed discussion could never be settled, with the exception of through battle. The slave-question that caused the new Compromise of 1850 was the confirmation of California as free soil.
During this time many explorers were driven by 3 things, “God, Gold, and Glory”. Firstly the Spanish were driven there in order to expand that of Christianity. They wanted to convert the indigenous people from there original religion. Next, they went there for the intriguing thought of gold. They wanted to be rich. What better way to get rich than gold through the help of trade. Next of glory, glory came from expanding their territory. The more land a country had the more powerful they would be.
The Articles of Confederation
