The correct answer is "Speaker 2".
The centralization of power was a matter of much debate during the Constitutional Congress of 1777. During the elaboration of the draft that would become the United State's constitution, points like the checks and balances between powers and state representation came into question. A group of the members at the meeting supported a stronger federal government, while others supported a more decentralized one, limiting the power of the federal government by granting more attributions to the states.
One of the reasons why the United States looked to the Pacific for new markets is because labor and production costs were far cheaper there than they were domestically--meaning products could be produced and shipped for less.
I think the war started at the battle of fort Sumter
