The term you are looking for is the "Articles of Confederation" adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and ratified by the states in 1781. The Articles of Confederation were the first governing document for the United States.<span />
Trade Sanctions. is a nonviolent means of coercion that the United States used then (and continues to use today)
Two emerging factors after the War of 1812 that contributed to development of sectionalism were "an increase in the number of men voting" and "the concept of manifest destiny," since both of these led to a more "aggressive" nation that was becoming more and more divided on how to exploit that aggression.
The legend, or key, is used to display what stuff means on the map. This makes it easier to spot, rivers, capitols, parks, hospitals and everything else that the map might be centralized upon. Its basically your guide to reading the map and its markings. <span />
