Very interesting and also tough question. I'm not quite sure about..
Strong state governments and a weak central government
Centralized government authority, became ruler of Austria in 1740 after a pragmatic sanction was issued to allow this person to rule. Examined natural laws governing the universe
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The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
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