This answer is false, I believe federalism is more of a national government.
The weight it either has on the inside or outside it all depends
Peasants’ War, (1524–25) peasant uprising in Germany Inspired by changes brought by the Reformation, peasants in western and southern Germany invoked divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. As the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. Although the revolt was supported Huldrych Zwingli and Thomas Müntzerits condemnation by Martain Luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the Swabian League. Some 100,000 peasants were killed. Reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.
Yes, it enables people to avoid the dangerous trip around the Cape Horn route, and it was built in 1904-1914.
