Answer:
grandparents
Explanation:
In the 18th century the average home cointained 5.7 free people (no counting servants or slaves). Few colonies included grandparents or other extended kin.
Federal government has the highest authority
Answer:
Make room for American expansion
They weren't so successful at conquering Europe or China. Of course, one can blame the long supply lines, but in these cases their adversaries were also determined to repulse them.
In contrast, Byzantium and Persia were exhausted from mutual warfare. Tribes related by kinship to Muslim Arabs had served as mercenaries during this period, so there was a lot of tactical knowledge available.
The Byzantines retreated to the highlands of Anatolia upon losing their lower-lying provinces to the Muslims. I am not sure if they launched a determined counter-attack. The Persians did, but they could not fight coherently.
He did not want to be elected and he was not sure if he could handle it. Being elected was one of the last things on his list.