As everyone knows, being in the car for 10 minutes is not a big deal â but a 10 hour drive will suck the life out of you. That means we all use time to understand distance. Buffalo is an hour away from where I live in Rochester. New York City, however, is 5 1/2 hours.
Columbus' intention was to reach the Indies, this is actually how  Indians A.K.A. native Americans received their names.Columbus  thought they were from the Indies so he calâ¦led them Indians.   His purpose for going to the Indies was to prove that their was a  faster route that Spain could use to trade with them.
The goal of the 1919 Prohibition was to improve the lives of Americans. People thought drinking was a cause of corruption, crime, domestic abuse, and poverty. The government c â¦ alled this their Noble Experiment..he movement began in the mid-nin â¦ eteeth century and culminated with the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. National Prohibition started in January of 1920 and led to the widespread use of illicit alcoholic beverages.