One characteristic was how society was controlled by a ruling elite of powerful clans.
I would go with: Andrew Jackson attacked and captured Spanish forts, claiming for the U.S. Monroe signed a treaty with the Spanish which gave Florida to the U.S.
That's seems about right to me ^
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The answer that fits the blank provided above is PACIFIC OCEAN. It is around the Pacific ocean that the tsunami warning system provides protection along its coastal areas. This tsunami warning system is found in the Ford Island and initiates warnings to those areas along the said ocean.
Some states don't allow the death penalty.