the patriot ran low on money and food and supplies
The Mormons were a religious group that headed to Oregon in the 1840's.
This unique group was a religious sect called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their more popular name was the Mormons. They were a religious sect that was formed in 1827, by a man named Joseph Smith from New York, who has been claiming that he has been visited by an angel whose name was Moroni, and that the angel was the son of the prophet Mormon.
A. Government failure to distribute resources effectively.
Although the foundation of a socialist/ communist nation is that of distribution of wealth equitably, governments, like the Soviet Union, failed to ensure just that. Due to lack of poor decisions and corruption, a large gap started to form between the rich (bourgeoise) and the poor (proletariat). Thus, a mass struggle ensued, which in turn resulted in the collapse of the system.
War dissenters were the main target of the Espionage and Sedition Acts because when the acts were issued during WWl it was to accuse and try people on account of unpatriotic sympathies.