I believe the answer would be all of the above.
Answer:
Shays’ Rebellion demonstrated the high degree of internal conflict lurking beneath the surface of post-Revolutionary life as for why they were mad was because the state government was making farmers pay high taxes. If they could not pay these taxes, they would be thrown in jail, and they could lose their farms. They asked the government to stop.
Explanation:
The United States wanted to build the Panama Canal in order to save time and money on trading. Before the Panama Canal, people had to sail all the way around Africa in order to get to the other side of the world, which costed much more money and took a lot longer. The US owns the canal because of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty, which gave the rights to the USA to build and manage it.
The three things that brought about the fall of Rome when they all hit at once are:
1. multiple civil wars
2. economic collapse due to inflation
3. repeated invasions from all over
Rome used to be the most powerful country that ruled most of the world, but over time, its strength started to wane. In the end, due to many reasons, such as these above, it was forgotten and gave way to new countries being created.
Westward expansion was a natural progression for the nation because the most powerful entities came from the East (England). It is only natural that they spread out and conquer/capture/kill/annihilate those in their way (the true Americans/Native Americans). In doing so they conquered a whole land and taught them their ways while spreading West.