B. Maintain law and order
Answer:
"No government could give us tranquility and happiness at home, which did not possess sufficient stability and strength to make us respectable abroad."-Alexander Hamilton.
What is that suppose to mean?-
The American Revolution was a very large factor as the colonists fought off the largest power in the world and gained independence. Many countries including Venezuela borrowed American ideals in their fight for independence. As for the second answer, I would say the Mexican war for independence could have pushed other countries to leave Spain, but I'm not completely sure.