Why is the war of 1812 sometimes caed "the second war for independence"?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

What was wilfrid laurier's compromise?

The revolutions in latin america in the 19th century resulted in political independence from europe the end of slavery in each country the establishment of stable democracies social and economic equality for all