A summary of the actions of the many aggressive regimes in Europe of the past several centuries would include mostly religious "holy" wars and a desire for territorial expansion.
Because people wanted to move to the west they could yake control of their future and help them to progress in life
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In order to protect states' rights, the Articles set strict limits on congressional authority. Under the Articles, the states, not Congress had the power to tax. Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, and selling western lands.
Lincoln successfully guided the country through it's most difficult period, The Civil War