George Washington did not want to accept the presidency that the people wanted to give him for fear of becoming a tyrant himself, just like King George II of England, from whom they just declared themselves independent from. When he became president, he made an example by only taking 2 terms and then refusing to continue being president. It wasn't until much later that a law was introduced to prevent any single president from serving more than 2 terms.
THE GUNPOWDER EMPIRES
The era between 1450 and 1750 saw the appearance of several land-based empires who built their power on the use of gunpowder: the Ottomans and the Safavids in Southwest Asia , the Mughals in India , the Ming and Qing in China , and the new Russian Empire.
<em>Ramona </em>by Helen Hunt Jackson
This book, published in 1884, was a description and celebration of Spanish and Mexican culture in California. However, these depictions were largely made-up and romanticized. Despite this, it created a tourist boom for the state, causing Americans to become interested and excited about California.
1. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
2. Separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another. The intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.
Answer:
Option B, Gold, is he right answer.
Explanation:
Virginia was the first state in the nation that produced gold and become a resource for gold. The earliest evidence of gold are dated back to the year 1782 when Thomas Jefferson reported on a rock bearing the gold.
The first lode deposit of gold was found at the Whitehall Mine in Virginia in 1802. Moreover, in the years between 1804-1947 about 100,000 troy ounces of gold was produced in Virginia.
