Cotton production soared in Texas after the Civil War. It was the state's most important crop and made more profits than all other Texas crops combined. In 1879, farmers produced over 800,000 bales of cotton. In 1900, they produced 3.5 million bales.
The colonists called it the French and Indian War<span>, and it permanently shifted the global balance of power. By the mid-18th century, both the British and </span>French<span>wanted to extend their North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, known then as the Ohio Territory.</span>
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Despite their geographical proximity, Japan and China are very different countries, with unique historic, political and social features. While China is one of the largest communist countries in the world, Japan is a – rather open – parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
