When California applied for statehood, Southern states feared

one of the major compromises in the constitutional convention was between the small states and big states. the small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. the big states wanted representation based on population.

theodore roosevelt 26th u.s. president : i admire his energy and passion. he was a fundamentally good man, brilliantly intelligent, possessed of extraordinary will and ability, supremely self-confident, bold, egalitarian, idealistic…. , lord, can we have him back?

it would weaken the prestige of japan’s military.