The U.S. government grew substantially beginning with President Franklin Roosevelt's administration. In an attempt to end the unemployment and misery of the Great Depression, Roosevelt's New Deal created many new federal programs and expanded many existing ones. The rise of the United States as the world's major military power during and after World War II also fueled government growth. The growth of urban and suburban areas in the postwar period made expanded public services more feasible. Greater educational expectations led to significant government investment in schools and colleges. An enormous national push for scientific and technological advances spawned new agencies and substantial public investment in fields ranging from space exploration to health care in the 1960s. And the growing dependence of many Americans on medical and retirement programs that had not existed at the dawn of the 20th century swelled federal spending further.
"<span>d. The expedition did not conduct trade along the way" would be an accurate statement regarding Magellan's expedition, since this expedition was purely exploratory in nature. </span>
The British Gov't reacted to those who protests in proclamation by repealing the Town-shend Acts. They reversed all of the taxes charged by these acts except for the tax on tea.
