1) language and culture: both Italy and Germany were unified along culural and linguistic lines
2) Defeat of Napoleon: before the Unification, both were under Napoleon's France and this period of time under his control has strengthened feelings of nationalism,
3) strong leaders led both Unifications: Bismark and Garibaldi
The answer is Mississippi river.
The Second Westward happened before the Revolutionary War. The Americans started crossing the Appalachian Mountains in order to get into the Ohio valley. The leader was Daniel Boone. He led his people to the Kentucky country and after the war the families settled the territory. The United States settled westward to the Mississippi River.
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