PSCI 2012 Lecture 4: comparative pol sep 19
30 Jan 2019
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13 colonies all west of the appalachian mountains. One thing they could agree to: grab the land. Us constitution: a compromise between very different societies. A bill of rights (1st ten amendments) Southern states very skeptical of a strong national gov because they didn"t want states to abolish slavery. States have an unfair amount of reps because southern states wanted same representation. Millions of acres of free land for the taking. Native americans population reduced from approximately 30 million to 3 million. The federal government was an important tool to clear the land for settlement. Capital and human resource s is the movement of skilled individuals from a less developed area to a more developed area. Brain drain is the process in a which a country or area loses it most talented and educated workers to other countries or areas. Civil war and the mason dixon line. Constitution was made to protect states rights (own a slave)
