<span>The climate of the forests in eastern North America forced people to develop irrigation methods for farming</span>
One of the main ways they were similar<span> was in their form of government. Both</span>Athens<span> and </span>Sparta<span> had an Assembly, whose members </span>were<span> elected by the people.</span>Sparta<span> was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or </span>were<span> forced out of office.
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The Loyalists were afraid of chaos erupting without the legal institutions of Britain. They also did not want to be separated from the commercial empire that their businesses or plantations depended upon. There was a sense of security in being part of the most powerful nation on earth.
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I think it was a threat but not one of the main ones