The Austrians and the Prussians were attacking along the french border and they were counterrevolutionary rebellions breaking out inside France
Land involving the territories that used to be part of Mexico (which the latter lost after the war) was the issue during the compromise of 1850. Mexico claimed its territories were up to Santa Fe, now part of the State of California in the United States.
President Adams was expected by, not just the Congress but also the people of United States to be the best just like Washington. In his first proposal, he presented a very ambitious project that the Congress didn't approve. Congressmen and his supporters had lots of troubles with his proposals. With all the troubles and conflicts, he received so much criticism from the Congress.
Galileo supported Corpernicus' theories about the rotations of the earth during the scientific revolution.
European monarchs who wanted to enrich their countries by exporting more than they imported practiced the economic policy known as "mercantilism", since this meant that they wanted to be regarded as "merchants".