U. s. naval captain alfred thayer mahan argued that

Why hadn’t europeans used maritime routes before the age of exploration?

The georgia platform showed that most georgians ~accepted the compromise of 1850 and wanted to stay in the union. ~rejected the idea that compromise was necessary to maintain the union. ~accepted the idea that slavery was evil and must be ended. ~hoped the compromise of 1850 would break the union apart.

•the impact of enlightenment ideals on the development of economic, political, and religious structures in the western world