The main thing that allowed Russia the ability to fight for so long was it's size. Invading armies would quickly grow tired and many would die in the harsh Russian winters.
Galileo used more advanced technology to find stronger observational evidence than copernicus was ever able to provide
The humid climate of the south was fantastic for growing tobacco and cotton, the south adopted an economic model similar to that of the English landed gentry (and many other countries.) that was hardly diversified at all because of the prime agricultural location the south was in.
Canada. This is a two fold question and answer.
The southern loyalists moved mostly further south to Florida and parts of the Caribbean. The northern loyalists migrated to Canada. I would choose the answer Canada.
Historians look at the range of time at which events occurred and affected one another, whereas scientists look at specific details.