The british became the first europeans to settle this territory in 1788, eighteen years after james cook mapped much of its coast.

Government powers not provided to the national government in the us constitution but are rather given to the states by the 10th amendment is called?

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slave labor in the united states? a. there was a forced migration of slaves from the south to the north. b. slave-owning cotton planters were gradually forced to sell their plantations. c. more slaves were purchased to work on cotton plantations in the south. d. the reduced need for labor on cotton plantations led to a decline in slavery. e. slaves were moved from cotton plantations to sugar plantations.

1.     in what kind of government does a small group have a firm control over a country?