A new political convention kicks off in America, California races to contain wildfires, colleges race to contain coronavirus, and an asteroid approaches Earth.

Economic sanctions are mainly used to protect domestic industries from international competitors. domestic industries gain more business. punish nations for disobeying international law. encourage nations to give up their nuclear weapons.

On july 4, 1776, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. the declaration of independence can be compared to a break up letter because jefferson explained why america wanted its independence from king george iii. read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why america wanted to be an independent country. you will write your own break up letter from the colonies to king george iii. your letter needs to be at least 5-7 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better. remember! this is a “breakup letter”, so channel your inner taylor swift and make it creative!

Why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?