It was mainly the French Revolution, since this then caused the British to tax the Americans rather harshly.
Defend until the North gave up--essentially the South believed they had more conviction than the North and that would win out.
The South had an idea to fight for and believed they could survive on their own. The South relied on their ports and did not have as many supplies as the North but they had something to fight for. The North lacked morale and a mission. It was also believed by some that the South had the right to leave and the North had no right to stop them through military action.
Primarily alternative way that these railroad companies used their land was to either sell it or rent it out to private business, and occasionally individuals, since the rail companies did not always need all the land they were given for development.
Cultural decay is when a culture no longer holds any value to the youth of the next generation and things are put aside for more interesting trends
Cultural decline is when a culture doesn't develop and leaves the next generation without anything to expand upon or grow from

c. <u>The lend-Lease Act of 1941</u> demonstrates the U.S. shift from neutrality to involvement in World War II.
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