The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea of 'Separation of Powers' in order to make sure that one person does not hold a lot of power.
The theory of ''Separation of Powers'' was poplar among the founding fathers of the United States and became a part of the US constitution and many other constitutions around the world.
As a child growing up, he had heard about the Glorious revolution take place in Great Britain and at home saw how after the death of Louis XIV, the Kingship was given to a 5 year old.
These events had a tremendous impact on his life and his political views.
In the 13 British colonies of North America, he was seen as a strong political thinker and his theories had a profound impact on the early US presidents.
The resources that were traded on the Trans-Saharan trade were salt, slaves, and religion. The West African countries were trading their gold for salt. The slaves were sent North and served as slaves or slave concubines. Islam was spread through the use of the Trans-Saharan trade route.
The number one Middle Eastern ally to the US during Operation Desert Storm, or the Persian Gulf War, was Kuwait. Despite its small size, Kuwait provided an immense portion of the oil in the U.S. In return, the U.S. fought for Kuwait when it was invaded and annexed by Iraq.
The slavery in the North never reached the same number and
intensity of the slavery in the South. The controls and tactics of the
slaves were less severe than that of the South, though there were slaves who
played key roles in the eve of the revolution at different parts of America. Though
in the North, the slave population decreased faster than that of the South.
