1. Ronald Reagan
2. George W Bush
3. Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of Lt Robert O Goodman, a US airman who was shot down over Lebanon and held captive
4. Because Mondale was the first woman nominated by a major party for the vice presidency
5. Ronald Reagan had promised to extend the economic and military policies of his first term
The bubonic plague followed trade routes
The increased use of the trade routes ensured that the disease spread throughout the world.
One of the major flaws of the Articles of Confederation was that it didn't establish any mechanism of governance to deal with interstate disputes or anyway to enforce laws or agreements across the colonies. Because the Articles of Confederation established such a weak central authority the Constitution was explicitly written to correct this problem, and establish a government that could govern the states in an effective way so that they could function as a nation.
I would be praying and be grateful for living as long as I have and hopefully be able to survive (: