In the 1800s they used steel plows and other new forms of technology. The Steel Plow was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it.
John Adams was the one who passed the Alien and Sedition Acts which punishes those who opposed the federal policies. However, Thomas Jefferson felt that these acts defy both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. So he proposed the Nullification doctrine which states that if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law, the states are not required to follow it.
The main way in which a desire to build a stronger nation might affect a
ruler's decision to become a protestant or a catholic is because he or
she would want to "become" the religion that is favored most in the
country, as to eliminate any political dissent by the people.
Since some of the frontier colonies during this time were free due to the idea of popular sovereignty, some slaves could successfully escape to "free" states and not be forced to return to their home state.
