<span>governments had raised taxes and borrowed money to wage war</span>
This could either be the Northwest Ordinance, Oregon Trail, or the Louisiana Purchase...
Well, the <span>rulers of the nation states would look for more power for there self and also their countries through warfare, exploration, and expansion. They would also reject religions, and overthrow existing government.
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D: To claim new lands for their country
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