The US government wanted to win the Space Race, and since they saw the USSR had already put an object into space they needed to catch up or beat them.
Because all colonies had to agree.
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It all began when the Romans overthrew their Etruscan conquerors in 509 B.C.E. ... Centered north of Rome, the Etruscans had ruled over the Romans for hundreds of years. Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.
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