I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man
--The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to
be put to the sword, if the fort is taken.
- February 24, 1836
Who wrote the letter from which this passage was taken?

William Barret Travis'

Explanation:

the united states has a federal government. the president is the head of the federal government of the united states. however, each state forms its government for administration purposes. the powers of the state governments are exercised within restricted state boundaries. and citizens participate in this government by voting.

for many centuries there were important factors which the economies of the muslim empires developed increasingly. they applied economic procedures in production, investment, finance, taxation and property. they used to tax certain goods (for example: harvest), they charged interest on money lent, they signed contracts with merchants; they relied on a common currency, and they used checks as well as promissory notes. with the money collected by means of taxation, the government provided the needy with an income. in addition, trading networks covered huge distances, so far regions started to have contact and exchange goods. this trade network covered areas of asia, africa and europe.