Salem is a city in Massachusetts, so both.
Depending of course of the country in question and the circumstances, the federal government's biggest problem if a war was imminent would be gaining the support of the citizens, which would be needed to raise an army.
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A. The rest are shared by both forms of government.
After the Roanoke incident, plans to launch another colony in Virginia started in 1606 when the Jamestown colony was formed nearby. This was the first successful colony in New England.