The Reformation created division within Europe. In Spain most people were Catholic. In the northern countries most people were Protestant. The Holy Roman Empire was a patchwork of small kingdoms, some Catholic.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution describes the structures and functions of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government (The U.S. President). This Article describes the President's chief functions and duties. It outlines the President's term limits which are terms of 4 years. In addition it establishes the President as Commander and Chief of the U.S. Military as the head of the Marines, Navy, and Army. In addition it vests the power to make treaties and to appoint judges and cabinet members with Congress' approval in the hands of the President.
They knew the land that they were fighting on and they had the high ground.
Serfs/Peasants would live on the protected land of the lord's manor in exchange for food and goods. The serfs/peasants basically fueled the manor and created self sufficiency, to the point where some lords even forbade Serfs/Peasants to leave their estate.
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