When Spain attempted to influence America, Britain backed up by Prussia and Holland stood up forcing Spain to back down. ... Pitt's initial election victory was aided greatly by the use Sinecure offices by the king, Pitt didn't want to be seen as going back on the very thing that helped him win in the first place. ... One of these factors was the lack of war, which allowed the concept of free trade to flourish. ...

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Inhabited by the Maya for well over three thousand years, the Yucatan had become a political and economic focus for the Spanish colonial powers centered in Merida. ... By 1821, Mexico had gained independence from Spain though the Yucatan remained only loosely tied to the federal government. ... Priests of Spanish descent controlled the parish and village level activities of the church, enjoying substantial privileges over the peasants. ... With the help of the Maya, the revolution was successful, establishing a new order in Merida free from the central government of Mexico. ... For example, th...

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Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator seldom left Portugal, but he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa. ... Prince Henry helped unlock the secrets of Africa. ... Just a few years earlier, Queen Isabella of Spain hired a sailor from Genoa to reach India by sailing west. ... Liberia Liberia is a West Africa nation originally founded by freed slaves from the American South between 1820 and 1865. ... Tolbert, was the grandson of freed American slaves. ...

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The combination of the French recognition of the United States (1778) and its allegiance with the same which bought much need supplies and money to the colonists, and in a small way Spain's declaration of War against the British in 1779, and the continued persistence of the colonists, all attributed to the British Surrender on October 19th 1781. ... These passages can help indicate the feelings that would have been running high amongst the notables that signed this document. ... It could have been written this way to help dispel the disappointment of some of the more radical revolutiona...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate