They were better because there was more space (it wasn't already taken by the country industrialising itself), and there was no competition from the country itself, it's like us walking into a tribe nowadays, our technology is <em>extremely</em> superior so we could waltz in if we wanted to, in so if someone expanded from a modern society into a non industrialised country it would be effortless.
Escape across the Red Sea
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To provide for the performance of duties of the office of President in case if they’re removed, resigned, death, or inability both of the President and Vice President. Hope that helped :)
Britain became uber poor and started try to tax the USA even more even though they had already lost.