Counterbalancing the expansion of other European nations abroad, seeking a northwest passage to the Orient, and converting the Virginia Indians to the Anglican religion
I believe the answer is: Courage
Courage refers to the ability that enable a person to face various form of adversities in that person's life. The amount of courage that we had usually directly correlated with our self confidence, which provide a strong frame regarding our talents along with our defect.
It's because that was a time in our history when America has seen it's worse. It's when America was so in poverty that not even Washigton D.C even knew what was going on.
Killing,banning for no reason