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Some examples of the second situation (compromise locations) include:, Abolition and emancipation When the Constitution was ratified in 1787 the ratio of the populations of large states to small states was roughly twelve to one the Connecticut Compromise gave every state large and small an equal vote in the Senate. Since each state has two senators residents of smaller states have more clout in the Senate than residents of larger states But since 1787 the population disparity between large and small states has grown; in 2006 for example California had seventy times the population of Wyoming. Critics such as constitutional scholar Sanford Levinson have suggested that the population disparity works against residents of large states and causes a steady redistribution of resources from "large states to small states". However others argue that the Connecticut Compromise was deliberately intended by the Founding Fathers to construct the Senate so that each state had equal footing not based on population and contend that the result works well on balance. In surveys of U.S scholars ranking presidents conducted since the 1940s Lincoln is consistently ranked in the top three often as number one a 2004 study found that scholars in the fields of history and politics ranked Lincoln number one while legal scholars placed him second after George Washington.:264 in presidential ranking polls conducted in the United States since 1948 Lincoln has been rated at the top in the majority of polls Generally the top three presidents are rated as 1 Lincoln; 2 Washington; and 3 Franklin Delano Roosevelt although the order varies, 12 Notes Challenges in Mexico There were no laws regarding slavery early in Virginia's history But in 1640 a Virginia court sentenced John Punch an African to slavery after he attempted to flee his service the two whites with whom he fled were sentenced only to an additional year of their indenture and three years' service to the colony. This marked the first legal sanctioning of slavery in the English colonies and was one of the first legal distinctions made between Europeans and Africans. Cabinet and executive departments 8 Battalions District of Columbia Infantry {3 months unit-1861} Lincoln's campaign team carefully projected his image as an ideal candidate Michael Martinez wrote:. .

. . . Lincoln's home in Springfield Illinois Retrocession (1847), 3.1 Slave trade Joseph Reed Pennsylvania 1 Yes, Further information: France in the American Revolutionary War and Spain in the American Revolutionary War.