The Wilmot Proviso prevented new states from becoming slave states, the compromise enabled them to become slave states if popular sovereignty wanted them to be. California was allowed to become a new, non-slave state, and in return Slavery was enabled and allowed in the south, strengthening fugitive laws even more. To everyone it seemed like a victory for a while.
This is a tricky question, because there was no judicial tribunal or city legislature in pre-Columbian Mexican civilization. The despot would be the monarch became autoritharistic. So I would say the people had some power to limit the authority of the monarch. I don't remember of any case in which the revolt of the people overthrow the <em>tlatoani</em>, the Aztec authority, but they did betray <em>tlatoani</em> Moctezuma, joined the Spanish conquerors and defeated the Aztec empire.
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1) They often lived in crowded tenements- The poor living conditions of immigrants in America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was best exemplified by Jacob Riis famous book <em>How the Other Half Lives. </em>This book described and included pictures of the cramped and dirty apartments that immigrants lived in.
2) They generally lived among others who shared their culture.- It was common for immigrants to live in neighborhoods where there were individuals from their same country. This resulted in the development of niche communities within big cities like New York.
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The Chavín's special fabric made from llamas was a Inca influence