Texas has more counties than any other state. Hope this helps!!
The event that sparked the beginning of the conflict between Hamilton and Jefferson is that Hamilton wanted a strong federal government. He believed in a centralized federal government with strong power.
They were all afraid. They had more and more weapons but were more and more afraid because they knew that if any of them attacked, the others would retaliate and that monstrosities would be committed. They had many nukes but nobody used them out of fear of what the other one would do since they wouldn't be able to defeat the opponent before he launched his nukes.